Looking for a unique Easter egg decorating idea? We used concrete.

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Concrete can be awesome to change the way you approach Easter egg decorating

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Making concrete Easter eggs is fun, and it only takes an afternoon.

I love making art with my son Jack, because I love seeing his creativity explode.

Our friend Sara Bendrick suggested we make concrete shapes for a fun DIY Night project a few weeks ago, and I was so inspired by the idea of making little shapes that I asked my 7-year-old Jack to make and decorate eggs and other shapes with me.

It was fun to share with him how concrete is made, well in a very small scale. Unlike the usual way of mixing cement, aggregates and water, we used a concrete mix which already has the aggregates in it, so it just needs water.

After we poured the mixture into plastic eggs and other molds, we waited… Until we could take them out of the molds and decorate.

We used markers, glue, embellishments and paint to take our little grey creations on a ride with our imaginations. I definitely recommend this Easter egg decorating project for the 7+ year old kids. And concrete eggs are perfect for my Spartan husband to hunt on Easter, too.

Click here to see how we made concrete shapes with Sara Bendrick. 

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To make a little hole in the top of the plastic eggs, so we could put the concrete mix inside, I used a drill.
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It’s always fun to have the cheering support of my favorite little boy Jack.
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Jack is impressed with the hole in the bottom of this golden egg.
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When mixing the concrete mix with water, it’s important to go slow with adding the water. It doesn’t need much to mix perfectly.
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After the water and concrete mix start to get thick, it takes a bit more muscle to stir.
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The concrete mix mixed with water looks a little bit like really thick soup, almost peanut buttery.
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Filling plastic eggs with concrete can be messy. We used cardboard underneath our work area, just to keep the floor tidy.
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I’m a proud DIY mom. My kid is cool.
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Making concrete eggs is a fun way to spend time together.
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Waiting for the concrete to cure is the hardest part of this project.
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We made a Lego minifigure, a concrete egg, and we filled a few plastic cups with the extra concrete to make these little stages for our minifigures.
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We gathered markers, paint brushes and other supplies to transform our concrete creations.
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Jack is adding a happy face on this concrete shape.
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Taking the concrete eggs out of some of the plastic eggs meant prying them out with my multi-tool.
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Decorating can be serious business.
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Yes, I’m a lucky mom to have an afternoon of crafting with my son Jack.
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Sometimes artists get paint in more than the intended spot. It’s part of the fun, letting the creativity change the direction of a crafty plan.

 

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