How to Make a Paper Mache Egg
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- measuring cup
- Scissors
- shot cups or something similar to let the eggs dry in
Materials
Paper Mache Pase
- 1 cup bleached all-purpose flour
- 1 & ½ cups water, cold or warm
- ½ cup white school glue
- Pinch of salt
Eggs
- Eggs for your mold I used paper eggs, but you can use plastic eggs, or small balloons blown up to resemble a small egg
- sheets colorful cardstock or beautiful decoupage Easter paper. Cut them about 1/4 inch wide and to the lengthof your egg
- ribbon for hanging
Glaze
- clear spray glaze or puzzle glue
Instructions
Paste
- Mix everything to form a syrup-like texture - adding more flour, if needed
Applying Paper Strips
- Holding your egg at the top and bottom, dip your first strip of paper into the paste.
- Place the paper on the egg - going from top to bottom.
- Keep doing that until you have a couple of layers, filling in gaps, and overlaying paper with more paper
- Dab the paper mache eggs with a paper towel to absorb any excess paste. If you need to dampen the paper towel
- Place your eggs in the shot cups to dry for a day
- While your eggs are in the cups and wet with paste, add the ribbon for hanging. You can also glue ribbon after it has dry
- Spray the dried egg with the clear glaze to remove the powdered look and add shine.
Notes
Expert Tip
The kids love to overdo the paste. If it's getting too pasty - take a paper towel piece, cradle the egg inside the paper towel - in your hands, and squeeze the excess paste into the towel. Good as new.
If you use a balloon as a mold, you can use a needle to pop the balloon when dry
If using plastic eggs, tape them together so it doesn't pop open while crafting