Create some gorgeous Arty Easter Eggs using a combination of process art and papercraft.
The finished eggs look fantastic as Easter wall art decor and you can adapt this activity to suit different age groups. We’ve used our free egg templates to create these.
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Egg decorating and dying is one of the most popular creative activities at Easter. Every time I’ve tried it with real eggs though, they haven’t turned out as well as I’d hoped. Plus it involves a lot of messy, lung-draining egg-blowing or boiling.
One day, maybe, I’ll get into it with more success. Until then, these process art Easter eggs will satisfy the egg decorating craving in me.
And I have to say, they turned out fantastic!
While I’ve used the results of some craft stick scrape painting for most of these (you might spot a couple of different types of art amongst them), you can use any type of art. Fingerpainting, watercolours, sponge rollers, whatever you like. Abstract works best, or anything with patterns.
You could even go raid your preschooler’s stockpile if you don’t have time to purpose-make more.
BUT if you want to do scrape painting like ours, here’s a tutorial.
This craft requires some fine-motor dexterity, so it’s recommended for kindergarteners and up. Older kids will get more out of it by creating more complex patterns to piece together.
For little kids, keep the patterns to simple straight lines drawn with a ruler.
How to make process art pattern eggs
You will need:
- Card stock in a range of colours – one sheet per egg
- Lead pencil
- Scissors
- A Ruler
- Glue stick – I use UHU brand (affiliate link) because it sticks the best
- Process art that’s been given enough time to dry completely
- The large egg from our template set. Enter your details in the form below for a copy.
How to:
Print as many copies of the large egg to coloured card stock as you wish to make. Choose colours that complement your process art.
Cut the egg shape out from your sheet of coloured card stock.
Trace the shape onto the back of your process art.
Decorate it with simple patterns that are easy to cut. For the egg below, I’ve traced the top and bottom of the ruler across the egg twice.
Here are some ways to change it up for older kids. For all of them, I used a ruler and a lead pencil, then added curves along the lines (if I wanted them) to keep them even.
Let kids get creative with it.
Cut the egg out first, then cut along the pencil-drawn lines.
Glue the process art shapes onto the card stock egg, but leave some out so the card stock shows through to create a pattern.
Here are some more complex patterns. The one on the left has been created using a different type of process art.
What’s your favourite process art activity?
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