In anticipation of Easter, my husband and I made these eggs last night. Ok, fine. I made these eggs last night while my husband studied Physics next to me. He did make one egg. I guess that was overdoing it for him. =)

I just love them! Here’s the details if you’re interested.

1. Find some pretty napkins. It looks nicer when the napkins have a white border around the designs. I got these napkins at Wal-Mart. Tissue paper works well too. You will also need modge podge and a foam paintbrush. Oh yeah, and eggs! I used blown eggs, but if you don’t plan on keeping them, you can use hard-boiled eggs.
2. Cut out the designs you want to use. You can also cut out individual letters to spell a word.
3. Peal the back layer from the napkins. (This could also be done before you cut out the designs.)
4. Using a foam paintbrush, put a thin layer of modge podge on the surface or your egg.
5. Place your design on the modge podged egg. Smooth it down with your finger.
6. Brush modge podge over your design. This little monster looks like he’s saying, “No!! Not icky modge podge! I don’t want to be stuck to this egg forever!” =)
7. Let the egg dry. It is easier to do one side at a time, leaving time to dry between sides. I stuck a toothpick in the tiny hole I had used to blow the eggs. Then I turned them upside down and stuck them in an egg carton- that way the eggs didn’t roll around and get smudges or get newspaper stuck to them.

Here’s how they turned out:

Monsters… for my classroom.

I made girly ones for my (almost) seven-year old niece who came to visit me today. (Joshua made the one that says, “easter.” Didn’t he do a good job?)

These springtime ones I made from tissue paper. They are going in my hutch.

Have an ‘egg’ceptional day!