Yarn Easter Eggs

This is such a cool craft to make as an Easter decoration. With younger children, this is best as a family activity, but younger teens should have no problem making this yarn Easter egg craft on their own.

All over the internet, you’ll find lots of different variations for making yarn Easter eggs. My choice was to use diluted craft glue for stiffening and shaping. Unlike spray starch, I always have glue on hand.

For small fingers, yarn seemed to be a better option than embroidery thread, besides that’s what I happened to already have. I happened to have this pastel, variegated yarn that was the perfect weight and color for these eggs. Also, yarn is also a less expensive option than embroidery thread.

This is a relatively inexpensive craft (less than .25 each). Most of us already have glue at home. Add a bag of water balloons from the dollar tree. You won’t need any high quality yarn, just something you might have leftover in your gift wrapping station.

What You Will Need to Make Yarn Easter Eggs

There are no quantities listed for the materials below. It’s up to you on how many yarn Easter eggs you wish to make. The glue and water solution should be a 50/50 mix and 2 tablespoons of each should be enough for each small egg.

Materials Needed:

• Cotton yarn or embroidery thread – any color choice. Choose pastel or Easter colors for best results.
• Balloons – small water balloons work well
• School glue
• Water
• Container for glue mixture
• Stick – a Popsicle stick, skewer or chop stick will work
• Newspaper
• Wax Paper

Instructions:

1. Start by covering your work area with a sheet of newspaper. Lay out a pre-cut a section of wax paper to use for the finished Eggs.
2. Blow up the small balloons and tie with a knot. Each balloon should only be about 3-4 inches long.
3. Mix half water and half glue together in container or bowl.
4. Do not cut the yarn into pieces, but rather keep it as one continuous piece. For each balloon, you will need about 1 yard of yarn. In this example, I used a variegated (blue, pink, yellow) color.
5. Working with 1 foot of the yarn at a time, dip the first section in to the watered down glue mixture and leave it in the bowl long enough to become lightly saturated. Use the wooden stick to submerge and thoroughly coat the yarn.
6. Take the wet section of yarn and begin to wrap it around a balloon. If the yarn is too wet, you may need to squeeze out some of the excess moisture. As you start to wrap the saturated yarn, start the next section soaking in the glue mixture.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all the yarn has been wrapped around the balloon. You can make these eggs heavily or lightly wrapped, the choice is yours.
8. Allow the yarn wrapped balloon to dry for 3 to 4 days or until it is completely hardened, then pop the balloon.

A few other suggestions for your Yarn Easter Eggs:

• Sprinkle glitter or confetti over the wet yarn before dries to add a little sparkle.
• Display these colorful Eggs in a basket for a pretty Easter table centerpiece or decoration.
• Another option is to tie a bit of string to the egg and hang to display.