Crayon Resist, Magical Easter Eggs
Have you heard of crayon resist painting before? Essentially you draw patterns with crayon first, when you then add paint, the crayon markings resist the paint and the magic patterns show through. Using a white crayon adds an element of ‘magic’. As what appears to be a normal white piece of paper is actually encoded with some magical markings. I remember doing these as a kid and absolutely loving them, so much! The boys and I usually do this activity in seasonal bursts using watercolours that match the season we are currently in. Being autumn in Easter was a perfect opportunity to
Easter Egg Candles
There really is something rather amazing and therapeutic about crafting with bees wax, the smell just promotes cozy!Last year we made these amazing egg shaped bees wax candles, we enjoyed the process so much we decided to give them ago once more. We are planning to use these as a part of the Easter gifts we are putting together for family and friends. To make some too, you will need:Clean blown egg shells, make sure the larger hole is on the top of the egg and not the bottom.Bees wax, either in blocks or PastillesCandle wickDried Flowers The first thing you need
Beaded Easter Egg Ornaments
I had a really nice thought that today after the soup was on and the morning tea was baked we could listen to Audio stories and craft these simple beaded Easter egg Ornaments..I found them fun! The boys apparently had endangered wild life to document in the back yard
Botanically Dyed Easter Eggs
These beautiful naturally dyed Easter eggs are a cultural tradition in our family. They are not only a wonderful way to include children in Easter celebrations and traditions but are a beautiful activity to foster creativity and togetherness. This an activity my husbands father would do with his mother as a young boy, in Romania. So it is nice to continue this tradition with the boys and hopefully they also pass it on to their children! They get so excited about Easter egg day. We usually set out a few weeks before Easter dying eggs, the idea is to have a