easter egg mould - Using Plaster of Paris
Do you use them in Easter egg hunts? We just hide the foil wrapped chocolate eggs.
Anyway, I saw them in the store and thought they be could used in any number of Easter crafts. I thought they would be particularly useful as a mould.
I was thinking along the lines of filled with plaster of paris, but couldn't find any, and used tile grout instead, I think concrete would work as well.
Easter Bunny Needs to Collect:
🐰 Tape
🐰 Plaster of Paris, or concrete, or even tile grout works
🐰 Syringe (optional but it is handy)
🐰 Egg carton, to stand the eggs in.
🐰 Paint to decorate
Hopping Along...
I'd cover up the holes at the pionty/top end of the eggs.
I've found that a mixture slightly on the runny sides works best (at least with the product I was using) It will be a tad weepy when drying but thats okay.
There will be gaps no matter what, thats why the eggs are filled standing on their heads, better for there to be a gap at the bottom of the egg rather than the top.
If you remove them before they are fully set they will crumble.
Remove the tape after 2 or 3 days to let any residual water drain away.
You sould be able to gently twist and wriggle the eggs free.
The plastic shells have a wee plastic hing, cut that away with a craft knife so the two ends can be pulled away from each other.
At this point the eggs are done. If you want to decorate them you can. Any acrlic paint should stick. I wouldn't dump them in any dye but you can lightly spritz dye over them, they tend to absorb water/dye so they won't end up too bright but they will colour.
I painted mine in crackle paint. I made my own crackle paint using PVA glue. The instructions are below.
Diy PVA CracKle Paint
With round objects, like eggs, I find it easier to paint one side of the egg, then the other, rather than all of it at once.