How To Make a Decorative Egg Planter: Editor’s Tip: To get this look, glue rickrack or striped ribbon onto hard-boiled eggs. For even easier decorating, look for self-adhesive fabric tape in pretty colors and fun patterns. Editor’s Tip: To blow out an egg, use a pushpin to put a hole in each end. Gently push a wooden skewer through one end to enlarge the hole and break the yolk. Blow into the smaller hole to push out all the yolk from the opposite end. Or save time (and make a reusable garland) by drilling holes into the ends of plastic eggs. Editor’s Tip: If you don’t have egg holders, craft some by making a small cylinder with heavy paper (construction or cardstock), or use napkin rings to keep the egg in place. Editor’s Tip: Use different types of eggs for a variety of sizes. Try quail eggs for smaller sizes and ostrich or goose eggs for larger sizes. Or, instead of real eggs, wrap foam egg shapes (available at crafts supply stores) with strips of crepe paper, attaching ends with glue or a small straight pin. Then continue with the steps above. Editor’s Tip: If cupcake liners aren’t on hand, use paper, decorative scissors, and stickers to showcase your favorite Easter eggs. Editor’s Tip: If you don’t have a ceramic egg tray, paint a cardboard egg carton white for the same effect. Editor’s Tip: Clean sand (for use in children’s sandboxes) can also be used in the pail.
