Looking for a fun Easter craft to do with your kids? Have some empty clamshell produce packaging lying around? We’ve got the perfect project for you to make with your children to prepare for the upcoming Easter holiday. If you’re like most families with young children, you probably have a tradition of coloring Easter eggs for a hunt or to display around your home. You probably put your colored eggs back in the styrofoam packaging after they are dry and place them in the refrigerator until you are ready to use them. This hides your beautifully colored eggs! You can display your brightly colored eggs for all to see by making a see-through container out of your clamshell produce packaging. To complete this project, you will need several empty clamshell packages. Make sure they are clear and not colored. They should be tall enough for an egg to sit in when they are closed. Strawberry packages work really well.
You will also need several sheets of colored paper, some stickers, and any other items your kids like to decorate with. Before you begin, wash your clamshell produce packaging thoroughly with soap and water and dry them completely. First, have your kids decorate their package. Let them know that it will be their special egg holder for the Easter eggs they color. Give them suggestions about how to decorate it, and then allow them to use their imagination and create something unique. They can add stickers, write their name, glue on gemstones, or anything else you can come up with. Make sure they don’t over-decorate the packages. They should still be able to see inside the package after they are done. Once the kids have finished decorating their egg holders, allow them to dry thoroughly. Next, have your kids rip the colored paper into strips.
If you want the eggs to look like they are sitting in grass, choose several different shades of green. However, any colors will work fine. You are just creating some padding for the eggs to sit in. Let your kids have fun with this part. Kids love to rip paper, so this part will be a big hit. If you’d like, you can even curl the paper strips around a pencil or run them through a paper crimper to add dimension to the project. Once they’ve ripped up all the paper, have them place a small pile inside their empty egg holder. Now that they’ve created a nice, soft spot for their eggs to sit, they are ready to color eggs. Use your favorite method to color several hard-boiled eggs for each child. You can use the dye kits from the store, look up homemade dye recipes online, or have your kids paint them instead. They can draw their name or sketch designs in white crayon first, and the designs will show up after the eggs have been colored.
They can also add stickers to the eggs or melt crayon shavings over the top. Get creative and help your children make their eggs into unique works of art. Once your colored eggs have dried completely, allow the children to place them carefully into their custom-made egg holders. They can put them in the refrigerator until Easter and see them every time they go for a snack. The filled egg holders make great centerpieces for your Easter table, too! If you don’t color eggs, you can put plastic candy-filled eggs inside the holders instead. The possibilities are endless! Save your clamshell produce packaging for this fun, creative Easter project. You will love watching your children make their own unique works of art, and their brightly colored eggs will be seen rather than hidden. This is a great way to turn something that would otherwise be trash into a useful, decorative item.