Imagine the surprise on Easter morning when a few hollow eggs are hidden amongst the hardboiled variety, and just think how much more surprised they’ll be when they try to crack one of these hollow eggs open and find a mysterious message inside? Pure magic. And very, very simple.
Things you’ll need:
Eggs (pretty speckled or blue ones are best!)
Skewer
Large embroidery needle
Thin paper strips and pen
Things to do:
1. Carefully create a hole in each end of the egg by gently pressing and twisting the point of the needle into the egg. Enlarge one of the holes (on the bottom of the egg) until it’s about 1/8 inch in diameter.
2. Insert the skewer and scramble the egg inside a little. This will help the egg come out more easily.
3. Over a bowl blow into the smaller hole to force the yolk and white out of the shell.
4. Rinse the inside of the egg well and allow it to dry.
5. Write messages on the strips of paper and tightly roll them into a tube (use the needle if you need to)
6. Slip the message into the larger hole of the egg, once the entire piece of paper is inside, shake the egg slightly to help the paper unfurl.
3 Comments
This is so COOL!!! I’m going to try this… Just hope I can do it without breaking the shell up. If it works I’ll let you know how the kids act after finding the messages!
Thanks for the new idea, keep them coming!
I LOVE this! My grandma and I used to “blow out eggs” but we covered them in fabric. I’ve been thinking about doing it again and this is a great idea for my kids. They are 5 & 3 so they would be so surprised. A tip for everyone, you do need the holes kind of big. It is tempting to keep them small so you can’t see them, but it is HARD to blow out an egg with a small hole. You will make your eyes pop out of your head 🙂
LOL…that is too cool!! I love this Idea! Im so doing this for my grandkids this yr!! Thanks ,and Happy Spring )