One of our favorite Easter crafts is this oil pastel and watercolor egg art project based on the story, Rechenka’s Eggs. It’s fun for a wide variety of ages and is the perfect way to decorate your home for Easter!
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I absolutely LOVE the book, Rechenka’s Eggs
Materials for Easter Craft
- Watercolor paper
- Oil pastels
- Watercolors and paintbrush
- Scissors
- Rechenka’s Eggs (optional)
Directions for Easter Craft
1. Draw or trace a large egg shape on your paper. (I printed this one out and then traced it onto the back of an old cereal box so the kids would have a sturdy egg shape to trace.)
2. Use oil pastels to draw and color designs on your eggs. Lucy, Theo and I studied the beautiful eggs in Rechenka’s Eggs
3. Use watercolors to paint over your designs and let dry.
4. Let your Easter egg craft dry.
5. Once they’re dry you can cut them out and hang them somewhere special!
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Love your take on the book. The colors on the eggs are so vibrant. Just pinned!
Thank you, Vicky! I do love how the colors turned out!
Beautiful, and I love how the craft is related to such a wonderful book!
Mary Catherine of Fun-A-Day!
I love the way these turned out!! Can’t wait to try it with my littles! Happy Easter!!
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Thank you so much, Kristen! Happy Easter!
These are beautiful! I love combining abook and art! I’d love it if you’d share your post with us at Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up
I need to get that book! And those eggs came out so pretty! Love them hanging from the mantel! Thanks for sharing on We Made That!
Wow, this is such a great idea and a beautiful book. We will have to check it out. Thanks so much for linking in to the Kid Lit Blog Hop. We hope to see you again soon. Cheers Julie Grasso
They are so beautiful!
Thank you! We love seeing them every morning above our fireplace!
Loved the designs! Looks like you three were having a great time!
Nice to do with kids…I think I’ll try it with mine!
Alexia F!