If your kiddos enjoy getting a little messy when crafting, then making these marbled paper Easter Eggs is the perfect project for them!
Spring is such a fun time of the year…the weather is finally starting to warm up (hopefully!) and I love crafting with all the pretty pastel, spring colors. Everything is so fresh and new again. I also love making decorations the spring holidays – St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorites, and of course Easter!
This is a great craft to make on a rainy (or snowy) day and the marbled paper technique can be used for other shapes, too!
Supplies
shaving cream
card stock cut into egg shapes
acrylic paint
tray or box lid
paintbrush, toothpick, or fork
newspapers & paper towels
scraper tool
How to Make Marbled Paper Easter Eggs
Right away this craft gets messy! Spray shaving cream onto a tray or box lid and have the kids spread it around. I actually used a cookie sheet lined with tin foil to make clean-up a little easier.
Let the kids decide on the colors of paint they want to use for their marbled paper and squirt it on top of the shaving cream. Make paint drops, lines, squiggles…be creative!
Then using a toothpick or another pointy tool (fork, paintbrush) start dragging the paint through the shaving cream. Make straight lines back and forth. Then do it again, but this time go up and down to start creating a marbled look.
Now time to get messier! Younger kids could need a little help with this step. Take the paper egg and place it on top of the shaving cream. Apply a little pressure to push it down into the paint & shaving cream, then pull it up and place on newspaper for a few minutes.
Using some sort of scraper tool (I used an old gift card) scrape off the shaving cream and let the paint dry for a bit.
As you make more Easter eggs, the paint will start to become less marbled looking and more blotchy looking…but it still looks fun and I bet the kids won’t mind too much!
Once the paint has dried, display your eggs for Easter. I attached mine to some twine to make a little Easter banner to hang up in our house.
This project was first shared as a contributor post on A Night Owl.
Here are a few more kids’ crafts that are perfect for spring!
Do you think this would work with paper plates instead of card stock?
The uncoated paper plates should work just fine!
Can the shaving cream craft work with washable paint and glitter glue paste?
I’ve only tried it with acrylic paint, but I would think it should work with washable paint, too. Maybe test it on out on a little plate of shaving cream to see if it would work?
Thank you! Can’t wait to try it tomorrow and I’ll use Shamrock shape since it’s St. Patricks Day on Friday!
Hi Kelly, I recently saw this technique used to color fabric and it was fascinating how beautiful it turns out! Thanks for sharing the instructions! Blessings, Janet
I would have never thought to try this on fabric…I can imagine how pretty it must have turned out! Thanks so much for stopping by, Janet!
I have seen this concept with other holiday shapes, but the Easter egg maybe my favorite. Pinned it! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Brittney! We made fall leaves like this, but the Easter eggs are also my favorite!
These eggs turned out so pretty! I found your post on the Family Joy Blog Link-up! Thanks for sharing! xoxo Christina
Thanks so much for stopping by, Christina!!
That’s a really cute idea for kids! Adding to my Pinterest queue.
Thanks so much, Stephanie!
This looks fantastic Kelly. You wouldn’t think it was shaving cream. I’ve pinned and shared on social media. Thanks so much for linking up and sharing with us at the #OvertheMoon Link Party.
Thank you so much, Sue!
What a fun (and messy) project! My kids will love this! Pinned and sharing. Thank you for joining us at Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party. I hope you will join our next party starting Sunday at noon EST.
It is definitely a fun project! A favorite at our house! Thanks for stopping by, Cristina!
Never heard of this before and it’s awesome! Pinning!
Thank you, Angie!
How fun & cute! Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight Party. Pinned & Shared.
Hi Kelly,
my kids made some shaving cream project at daycare last week and when I researched this I came across your post. It’s awesome! In fact it’s so awesome that I shared it on my own blog 🙂
Let me know if I could use and include your header picture for my link to your post?
xoxo Martina
Do you think tempera paint would work?
I haven’t tried it with tempera paint, but I think it should work just fine!
Ive done this craft using food coloring, popscicle sticks as a scrapper tool! We were making customized stationary/post cards…turn out perfect!!
I would have never thought to use popsicle sticks as scrapers! That’s a great idea! I will have to try that out next time we make this project. Thanks so much for stopping by, Mrs. Boone!
Does this create a smooth or bumpy surface?
smooth
Works with food colouring too!
This is super cute! We’re going to try it today!
great idea! I want to try this on Easter Sunday.
Just one question to ask… how long does it take to be all dried up? more than 20 mins?