Easter works wonders. On the night between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ with masses. In many European countries, Easter is also celebrated as a spring festival with the spring equinox as the focus. Magic therefore has a great influence on the diverse customs that have developed. Then it's no wonder that a new mythical creature recently sneaked onto the Easter table. The unicorn symbolizes good and is considered a lucky charm. Colorful unicorn Easter eggs will enchant the holidays this year. Find out how you can make the sweet Easter decorations yourself with the trendy motif. We show you 5 ideas and step-by-step instructions. Let yourself be inspired by the suggestions and decorate boiled or blown eggs.
Make unicorn Easter eggs with colorful mane
Colorful Easter eggs are traditionally part of the festive table. Bring variety to your Easter decorations with a trendy design. We'll show you a quick craft idea for unicorn Easter eggs using knitting yarn and colored paper. You can use it to decorate both boiled and blown eggs. You can also give boiled eggs as a souvenir to the parents or, if you are the host, spread them on the guests' plates as a little surprise. Blown eggs are guaranteed to last a long time and canas a table decorationbe displayed several weeks before the holidays. With such a cute decoration, the anticipation of Easter is guaranteed to increase.
Materials required:
Knitting yarn in several colors
Buntpapier in Gold
Scissors
black marker
Eggs, boiled or blown
Hot glue gun
Directions:
Preparation. Clean and rinse the eggs thoroughly with a brush and soap. Then blow out the eggs. First, use a needle to poke two 5mm holes, one at the top and one at the bottom. Then carefully enlarge the bottom hole. Using a straw, blow air into the hole at the top. Pour water into a deep bowl and place the blown egg inside. Cover the two holes with your index finger and thumb. Then shake the egg lightly. Remove your fingers from the holes and let the water drain out. Repeat two or three times until the egg is completely clean. Then let the egg dry.
1. First cut out several triangles from the colored paper.
2. Make a cone out of each triangle.
3. Glue the ends of the cone together with hot glue.
4. Attach the cone to the egg.
5. Wrap several strands of knitting yarn around your fingers. Cut in half with scissors.
6. Glue the finished mane onto the egg behind the paper horn.
7. Draw the face with the marker. Draw a circle for an open mouth or a semicircle for a closed mouth. Draw two more semicircles for the closed eyes and then paint the eyelashes. Complete!
Our tip: If you are working with blown eggs, press them very lightly so that they don't break.
The project at a glance:
Crafting time for 5 eggs: 1.30 hour
Child friendly: Yes. The little ones can help with painting or making the mane. The hot glue gun must not be used by children under 10 years of age. Children aged 10 and over can practice safely using hot glue together with their parents.
Craft with chenille wire
You have probably seen animals made of chenille wire or even made them yourself. The pipe cleaners can easily bend in all directions and look very decorative. Chenille wire is therefore preferred by craft enthusiasts, especially if the wire is visible. It will also be used for the next unicorn Easter egg project. We'll show you oneLast minute craft idea, which you can make yourself with household items. Your biggest advantage: You don't have to drill holes in the eggs. So if you ever get tired of the unicorn theme, you can simply remove the “crown” and then have normal colored Easter eggs.
Materials needed for 6 unicorn Easter eggs:
6 eggs, white
food coloring
Chenille wire, white
Buntpapier in Gold
White paper
Drucker
Scissors
Glue or Mod Podge
Paint brush
punch
Never
Directions:
Preparing the eggs: Clean thoroughly with a brush and detergent or soap under running water and blow out or boil. This is how you can cook the eggs. First let the eggs sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes. Then prick them on the blunt side and place them in a pot with lukewarm water. The piercing is intended to prevent the shell from bursting. Then put the pot on the stove and cook the eggs for 7 to 9 minutes. Hard-boiled eggs can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.
1. First fill a bowl with water and dissolve the food coloring according to the manufacturer's instructions. Our tip: For a light pink shade, add an additional 200 ml of water.
2. Color the eggs according to the instructions on the packaging. Some manufacturers recommend that the eggs be brushed with oil after dyeing. It is better to skip this step, the surface should be matt.
3. Let the Easter eggs dry on kitchen paper.
4. Print or draw a template for the ears and horns and fill in the inside of the ears with a light gray pencil. Then cut out the templates.
5. Cut several triangles (for the horns) out of the golden colored paper. Make paper cones.
6. Brush the ends of the cone with Mod Podge and glue them together. Leave to dry aside.
7. Use the hole punch to punch a hole at the bottom of the cone. Pull the chenille wire through the hole.
8. Glue one ear to the left and one ear to the right of the cone. Cut the chenille wire to size and place it on the Easter egg as a crown. Glue the ends of the pipe cleaner together.
The craft project in details:
Crafting time for six eggs: 1 hour
Child friendly: Yes. The children can actively participate in crafting. For example, you can cut out the ears and horns. But don't let the little ones help with the blowing out.
Our tip: Always clean the eggshells thoroughly. When working with raw eggs, always wash your hands occasionally. After you finish crafting, thoroughly clean the work surface with soap.
Make Easter eggs and decorate them with paper flowers
The beautifully decorated eggs look cheerful, charming and trendy. Since they are made pretty quickly, and do it yourselfgood for beginnersare suitable, they quickly became popular among bloggers. In the USA, creative craft enthusiasts come up with numerous designs. The next idea should guarantee twice the crafting fun. Here the origami folding techniques from Asia meet the Christian customs in Europe.
Materials needed for 6 Easter eggs:
6 hard-boiled eggs
Buntpapier in Gold
Buntpapier in Rosa
Marker, black
12 paper flowers (you can buy these ready-made or fold them yourself)
12 Strasssteine
adhesive
punch
Directions:
1. Clean the eggs thoroughly with soap and a brush, place them in cold water and boil them hard. Then drain the eggs on kitchen paper and let them cool.
2. Cut a sheet of golden colored paper into squares.
3. Make a paper cone out of a square. Make the cone a little bigger. Later it will be attached behind the paper flowers and you must avoid the flowers completely hiding it. It should be visible. Secure the ends with glue or hot glue.
4. Draw a face on the Easter eggs. Draw eyes and eyelashes. It's worth practicing on a piece of paper first, as the black marker cannot be removed from the eggshell later.
5. Use the hole punch to make several holes in the pink colored paper. Remove the pink circles from the hole punch and attach them as cheeks under the eyes using hot glue or paper glue.
6. Once the horns are completely dry, you can glue them onto the eggs. You can use hot glue in this case.
7. Now you can fold origami flowers and then decorate them with rhinestones. Optionally, you can buy ready-made paper flowers from the craft shop.
8. Glue the origami flowers in front of the horn and let them dry. The unicorn Easter eggs are ready!
Decorate unicorn Easter eggs made of chocolate
Especially at Easter, the children look forward to the Easter egg hunt. Keep the mood cheerful by hiding chocolate eggs this year. We'll explain how you can prepare the eggs pictured above and decorate them with icing and cream. They are not only a delicious surprise for Easter, but also an idea for homemade sweets for a child's birthday.
Ingredients and materials required for 6 chocolate eggs:
Chocolate egg mold
1 cup white chocolate
1/4 cup buttercream
100g white fondant
6 toothpicks
1 tbsp powdered sugar
liquid food colors: blue, pink, purple
Edible glitter in gold and white
2-3 TL Vodka
Edible decorations: stars, confetti, beads
Black food pen
3 piping bags
Directions:
1. Sprinkle powdered sugar on the base. Let the fondant sit at room temperature for 20 minutes to soften. Then divide it into five equal balls.
2. Twist the first ball into a rod with thin ends. Wrap the ends around a wooden stick. Then let it dry in a cup at room temperature.
3. Put the white chocolate in a bowl and let it melt in a water bath.
4. Brush the inside of the chocolate egg mold with a little sunflower oil.
5. Fill the first chocolate egg mold 1/4 full with the chocolate. Shake the mold slightly. Add white chocolate another 4-5 times until the mold is full.
6. Fill all chocolate egg cases with chocolate and leave in the freezer for 4-5 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, divide the buttercream into three bowls and color them purple, pink and blue. Place each color in a separate piping bag.
8. Remove the cooled and hardened chocolate eggs from the freezer. Carefully remove the eggs from the mold and let them stand at room temperature for 2-3 minutes.
9. Then decorate the chocolate eggs with the buttercream. Create a mane with the three buttercream colors. Additionally embellish with the scattered decorations (stars, beads, etc.).
10. Let the decorated chocolate eggs freeze in the refrigerator for 3-5 minutes.
11. Using a pastry brush, brush the “Easter eggs” with the white glitter.
12. Brush the already dried horns with golden glitter and let them dry again. Just before serving, stick a horn in the middle of the top of each egg.
The project in details:
Crafting time: 40 minutes to prepare, let sit in the fridge for several hours.
Child-friendly: Yes, at least suitable for children aged 5 and over.
Our tip: The chocolate eggs are soft and you have to be very careful when decorating them. Use only light pressure to prevent the eggs from bursting. For maximum effect, display the Easter eggs in a new, clean egg carton.
Attach emoji motifs using napkin technique
You probably already know that Easter eggs can also be decorated using the napkin technique. Numerous motifs can be quickly attached in this way. We offer you a fun tutorial for emoji-inspired Easter eggs.
Materials needed for 6 Easter eggs:
6 white eggs
If desired, liquid food coloring
white paper
Drucker
Scissors
Mod Podge
Paint brush
Directions:
First clean the eggs thoroughly with detergent and a brush, then boil them hard. If desired, dye the eggs in different colors. If the eggs are white, you can just leave them as they are.
1. Print different emojis enlarged. Cut out the individual emojis.
2. Place the unicorn emojis on a cooked Easter egg and brush with Mod Podge. Let it dry and the design is ready.
The craft project in details:
Craft time: 20 minutes
Child friendly: Yes. Even small children can take part in the crafting. The fun is guaranteed! In any case, you need to practice how to handle adhesive correctly and safely beforehand. Never leave your little ones unsupervised while doing crafts.
People like to do crafts at Easter: it's not just the children who enjoy it. Adults are also guaranteed to have fun decorating with homemade items. Colorful Easter decorations increase the anticipation of the beautiful celebration and put the whole family in a festive mood. Especially for the occasion, we offer you 5 exciting instructions for unicorn Easter eggs. The mythical creature symbolizes the new beginning and the good. No wonder it has become so popular in recent years. A unicorn, which is said to have special magical powers, is also said to bring good luck at Easter. So let your creativity run wild and conjure up colorful blown-out unicorn Easter eggs with a mane made of knitting yarn. Or try making super quick last-minute Easter eggs with pipe cleaners. Combine old with new and decorate the Easter eggs with origami paper flowers. Or surprise the children with lovingly prepared, delicious chocolate eggs. Save time by decorating Easter eggs with emojis.
