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There are so many crafts that you can make for Easter. We have a whole collection of Easter crafts and activities for you to browse through.
Today's Easter egg craft is focused on enjoying the art process. It's about having some fun with paint, but you can also use the artwork that's created to make a beautiful Easter craft.
Each child's scrape painting will be completely unique, dependent on the colours they choose, how much paint they add, and the direction in which they scrape. This Easter art project is a little messy, but lots of fun!
If you like trying out different painting techniques, take a look at the painting challenge for inspiration.
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We have included a printable Easter egg template to use for this craft. Trace the smaller egg from the printable template onto white card. Trace as many as you think you will use (plus a couple of extras, as the kids are going to love this craft!) and then cut out the egg shapes.
Keep the larger template for later, as this will be used to cut out the coloured card that the scrape painting is mounted on.
Squirt drops of paint onto the Easter egg shape. Try out different colour combinations. I often like to choose just a few colours that work well together, but a whole rainbow of colours could look amazing too. Encourage your child to squirt their own paint onto the card if they are able to as this really adds to the fun.
Once you have enough drops of paint on the egg, take a flat piece of thick cardboard (like the cardboard in the image below) and scrape it across the egg. I would recommend starting at the top of the egg and scraping downwards, but experiment and see what works best for you. You will need to add a little pressure to the cardboard as you scrape the paint.
Once you have scraped the paint off the egg, use the excess paint on the cardboard to scrape across any areas that missed colour. Try not to go across the egg more than 2 or 3 times, as you will smear the paint and lose the quality of the design. Leave the painted eggs to dry.
You can also use a squeegee to create a similar effect, which is really fun. Check out the video created by 'Hello Wonderful' doing some squeegee painting!
Take the larger Easter egg template and trace it onto the coloured card. You will need one coloured egg shape to mount each of your scrape paintings onto. See which colours work with each of the paintings and then glue the pieces together. This creates a little border around the edge of the painted egg, which makes it really stand out.
Once the kids start making their scrape painting Easter eggs, I'm sure they will be asking to make more! It will seem like a bit of a novelty to be scraping the paint rather than painting with it.
This Easter art would look amazing made into an Easter garland or Easter card.
Find all our Free Printables here
Each child's scrape painting will be completely unique, dependent on the colours they choose, how much paint they add, and the direction in which they scrape. This Easter art project is a little messy, but lots of fun!
If you like trying out different painting techniques, take a look at the painting challenge for inspiration.
SCROLL DOWN FOR YOUR EASTER EGG TEMPLATE
Easter Egg Scrape Painting Craft with FREE Easter egg template
Scrape Painting Easter Egg Craft - Supplies:
- Paint (poster paint or acrylic will work well)
- White card
- Thick cardboard
- Coloured card
- Scissors
- Glue
Easter Egg Scrape Painting Craft - Directions
Keep the larger template for later, as this will be used to cut out the coloured card that the scrape painting is mounted on.
Squirt drops of paint onto the Easter egg shape. Try out different colour combinations. I often like to choose just a few colours that work well together, but a whole rainbow of colours could look amazing too. Encourage your child to squirt their own paint onto the card if they are able to as this really adds to the fun.
Once you have enough drops of paint on the egg, take a flat piece of thick cardboard (like the cardboard in the image below) and scrape it across the egg. I would recommend starting at the top of the egg and scraping downwards, but experiment and see what works best for you. You will need to add a little pressure to the cardboard as you scrape the paint.
Once you have scraped the paint off the egg, use the excess paint on the cardboard to scrape across any areas that missed colour. Try not to go across the egg more than 2 or 3 times, as you will smear the paint and lose the quality of the design. Leave the painted eggs to dry.
You can also use a squeegee to create a similar effect, which is really fun. Check out the video created by 'Hello Wonderful' doing some squeegee painting!
Take the larger Easter egg template and trace it onto the coloured card. You will need one coloured egg shape to mount each of your scrape paintings onto. See which colours work with each of the paintings and then glue the pieces together. This creates a little border around the edge of the painted egg, which makes it really stand out.
Once the kids start making their scrape painting Easter eggs, I'm sure they will be asking to make more! It will seem like a bit of a novelty to be scraping the paint rather than painting with it.
This Easter art would look amazing made into an Easter garland or Easter card.
Find all our Free Printables here
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Easter egg scrape paintings are so easy to make, but so effective. If you enjoyed this art activity you might also like using q tips to paint an Easter egg shape or even waterbeads. We have lots more Easter crafts and activities to try too!
If you enjoy trying out different art ideas take a look at our collection of art activities.
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