Are you on the hunt for an egg-citing Easter activity that won’t require taking out a second mortgage for a dozen eggs? Skip the grocery store scramble and try salt dough Easter eggs instead!
This classic craft is kid-approved, budget-friendly, and built to last longer than your last carton of eggs. (Seriously—these babies are forever eggs. No expiration date here!)
You’ll be cracking up and crafting your way to a springtime masterpiece. Bonus: No mess in the fridge. No funky smells. Just egg-stra cute memories. 🐣🎨
Salt dough Easter eggs
First, you'll need to make salt dough. This is super simple and takes just two ingredients, plus water!
Salt Dough:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1/2 cup water
Directions:
Stir together all of the ingredients until a dough forms. Knead the dough until smooth.
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See, easy-peasy!
Now you're ready to make your salt dough Easter eggs.
What you need:
- Salt dough
- Rolling pin
- An egg-shaped cookie cutter (or use a knife to create your own!)
- A spatula
- A straw
- A baking sheet covered in parchment paper or aluminum foil
- Acrylic paint (Make sure your kids' clothes are protected!)
- Assorted sized paint brushes
- Twine, ribbon or yarn
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Directions:
- Preheat the Oven to 250 degrees.
- Roll out the salt dough to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out egg shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Use a straw to make a hole at the top of the egg shape so you can hang them.
- Place the salt dough Easter eggs on the parchment/aluminum foil-covered baking sheets and bake for 2 hours.
- When eggs are cooled, paint!
- After the paint dries, string twine, ribbon, or yarn through the holes and hang.
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We found a few sticks in the yard to make an Easter Tree to hang our salt dough Easter eggs from.
 Amy Romback |
Gather your supplies and prepare to "hatch" some creativity with these easy keepsake salt dough Easter eggs.
Happy Easter!
