I thought I'd share how I pulled this off very quickly and successfully, without destroying the kitchen and having a huge mess on my hands, since it really can be messy and a big job when you are dealing with more than one child.
Supply List:
Easter Egg Color Packets
Stickers
Eggs
Plastic Table Cloth
Paper Towels
Whisk (1 or 2 per child)
What I did:
1. Boil an even amount of eggs for each child. I boiled each child 6 eggs to decorate.
2. Spread plastic table cloth over table so that you and the children can relax and not worry about spills.
2. Give each child their own sticker sheet. (I purchased 1 barnyard animals sticker pad at the Dollar store for $1 at the last minute, it included chicks, rabbits, ducks, etc.) Next time I will get something with an Easter Theme.
3. One or Two boxes of Easter Egg Color Kit (I used one box) $1 at Dollar Store. It goes smoother if they aren't having to wait too long to dip their eggs in coloring.
4. Use the egg cartons to hold the eggs once they have been colored. I cut the cartons for each child, so it was as if each child had their own little station that included a sticker sheet, whisk, and an egg carton that would hold 6 eggs, which kept them from bumping into eachother.
5. A whisk is a great way to hold an egg while dipping. I had quite a few of them, but a spoon will do the trick as well. (got the whisk idea off of Pinterest)
What to do with those too young to color Easter Eggs? Give them some paper and let them color an Easter picture, or put stickers on paper. I chose to let Micah and Johanna decorate paper with stickers. It kept them occupied and they felt like they were part of the fun! Ever since that day, Micah asks for "tickers" 'aka' "stickers."
I learned that from this activity that you don't have to wait until the week of Easter to enjoy decorating Easter Eggs. The kids had a great time, and Alana has already asked when we are going to do this again with her other friends. Next time we will add a hunt to the project:)
