14 Fun Easter Egg Decorating Ideas for the Young at Heart

You might think that decorating Easter eggs is by default an Adultitis-free activity.

Not necessarily.

If the decorating of eggs is something that’s become more of a chore, or if you’re doing it a certain way because you’ve always done it that way…well, that makes Adultitis happier than a hippie in a hemp store.

Perhaps this is the year to mix things up. Here are some fun ideas…

Thumbprint Eggs
This remind me of the awesome art of Ed Emberly! Pour some acrylic paint on a plate, dip your thumb in the paint, dab off any excess, and press it against the egg. Once the paint dries, add some extra flourishes with a sharpie marker.
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Candy Coated Eggs
A little frosting or corn syrup serves as glue to adhere sprinkles and other sugar-laden decorations.
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Melted Crayon Eggs
When the hard-boiled eggs are still hot, color them with crayon tips or grate a crayon and sprinkle bits over the egg. The crayon will melt and mix together with other colors!
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Chalkboard Eggs
Cover your eggs with chalkboard paint. Decorate with chalk. Instant awesome.
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Tye-Dye Eggs
With a colander, a little vinegar, and some food coloring, you can easily make some sweet designs that may give you flashbacks from the 60s.
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Kool-Aid Eggs
Dip your eggs in a container that contains just 2/3 cup of water and one packet of Kool-Aid for some fruity-smelling technicolor-tinged results.
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Sticker Eggs
It doesn’t get any easier than this, folks. Color the eggs and then just add stickers, which you can buy at just about any card shop or craft store. This just reminds me of how much I miss my old sticker book from the 80s, especially the scratch-n-sniff, puffy, and goggly-eyed varieties.
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Speckled Eggs
Let out your inner Jackson Pollock! Pour some acrylic paint on a sheet wax paper, dip Dad’s an old toothbrush into the paint, and flick your Adultitis away. You can dye your eggs first or leave them white and splatter on multiple colors.
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Have a Nice Day Eggs
Dye your eggs yellow and use a sharpie marker to add some personality. Of course, you can give your eggs a wide range of emotions, from “Yay! It’s Easter!” to “Holy crap! Somebody’s going to eat me?”
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Bubble Wrap Eggs
Who doesn’t love popping the bubbles on bubble wrap? Who knew it could also make a great egg decorating tool? All you have to do is coat a piece of bubble wrap with acrylic paint, then roll your egg over the paint.
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Aluminum Foil Eggs
Similar concept as above, except with aluminum foil. Crumple and uncrumple a section of foil. Then coat the foil with paint, and gently wrap the egg in it.
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Angry Bird Eggs
If you’re all caught up in the Angry Birds phenomenon, perhaps it’s time to make some Angry Eggs.
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Sparkle Dot Eggs
Mix some clear adhesive dots with some super-fine glitter and what do you get? Sparkly polka dot nirvana, that’s what.
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Mosaic Eggs
Dye a bunch of eggs. Sacrifice a few of them to the Easter Egg gods by cracking up their shells and then glue the broken bits to the remaining intact eggs.
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