Materials required
Paddle pop sticks
New Life Egg Template (click here, New Life Egg Template, for printable template)
Sticky tape
Drawing materials
Feathers (optional)
Instructions
1. Print out the New Life Egg Template.
2. Allow child to colour (or glue feathers) over egg and chick.
3. Cut out top cracked egg.
4. Sticky tape two paddle pop sticks together to make a long stick.
5. Cut along dotted line. Tip: to avoid ripping, place sticky tape over line on the front and back before cutting.
6. Sticky tape the long paddle pop stick at the back of the top cracked egg. Tip: I’ve placed a dot on the template as a guide.
7. Insert the long paddle pop stick into the cut section.
8. Done!
New Life
Around Easter time, Jesus’ death and resurrection is remembered. I love the symbol of the egg. It represents the new life we can have through Christ.
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:6
Click here for a simple lesson you can do with your own children to enrich this craft and put it into context.
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Thanks for this, will be adding it to our easter activities.
Thanks Kelly! Great idea to do with Sophia, thank you for being organised enough to have something ready for me to do with her for Easter. The step by step instructions are fantastic.
Thanks Kelly! I am going to use it for my homework club easter craft!
Love it – love you!
Karen
What a great idea, I always loved making crafts arounds the holidays, this is a super cute idea. It looks so easy and inexpensive.
What a great activity. I’ll definatly cut some out for my kids tonight. They, and I think all kids, love being creative. It’s going to be so much fun.
My kids LOVED doing this with you!
i am always looking for ideas to do with my grandkids when the spend the weekend. These eggs are really cute and i know my grandkids will have a lot of fun making them thanks for sharing
Nice stuff. Mt kids also love to create some Easter egg and she made lots of it and share it with her friends in schools. I think my kids will love this stuff. Thanks for sharing this info, it was really nice.
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