This is probably one of the easiest and most satisfying crafts we’ve done lately.
First, check out the results:
I am still amazed at how well these turned out.
1) First, the shells. Wash out a few egg shells and let them dry.
2) Make the nests. This part was the most fun. It will keep kids focused for a long time. The best thing is that technique doesn’t really matter. They will approach their respective nests messily or neatly, but they will all turn out great.
Cut some yarn in shortish lengths and mix some white glue with a bit of water. Dip each piece of yarn in glue mixture. Squeeze off the extra. Wrap the yarn, piece by piece, around the bottom of a small bowl that you’ve covered in plastic wrap. Let dry overnight.
3) Make the chicks. Glue two small yellow pom poms together. Cut a small piece of yellowish/orange felt for the beak and glue it to the top pom pom. Glue a couple of black seed beads for eyes. Small drops of black fabric paint work well too.
4) Make the yolks. I noticed the chicks sat a little low in their eggs, so I cut a small circle out of the same felt I had used for the beak and placed it in the bottom of the egg.
5) Assemble! Once your nest is dry you might want to add some Easter grass. The eggs will hold up a bit better this way.
And voila, you’re done!
First up, the Ottawa Home & Garden Show. (Am I the only one who can’t deal with the hard sell? It was alternately inspiring and extremely uncomfortable.)
Next, lunch at the Heart & Crown on Preston. Emma got the best deal, a giant piece of battered fish abed a pile of fries, all for six bucks. Sarah ordered mac and cheese. I thought it would be a smaller portion of homemade stuff that makes an appearance on the regular menu, alas, it was not. It was k.d., also, for six bucks.
After lunch we were going to check out the Springly stuff at the Experimental Farm, but as our tiny Mazda Protege pulled into a sea of parked mini vans, we realized the entire city had the exact same idea we did. Mark and I couldn’t bear the idea of dealing with the crowds of toddlers and parents and their chariots… all fighting to see the baby lambs chicks etc. So we high-tailed it to the tropical greenhouse instead. Ever been there? I have to say, it was pretty cool, knowing that beyond the cacti and banana trees there were piles and piles of snow. And we had the whole place to ourselves.
And then we did the egg thing. Check out the double yolks!
After the egg dying we did another craft, but it’s drying, so it’ll have to wait. The girls had so much fun doing this one. Full info and pics to come.
Tomorrow is Easter part two. As I type this I can hear the girls chanting as they march up the stairs: “the Easter Bunny’s coming! The Easter Bunny’s coming!”
It’s been a good day. But I’m wiped.
I like to call this one “Hot Cross Yuck,” subtitled, “I didn’t know there was going to be that pink stuff inside it.”
Here is our Easter tree:
And one of many rabbit families:
Have a great weekend everyone!
