This scratch off Easter Egg paper craft is a fabulous Easter craft for kids. Requires only a few supplies to have their creativity run wild!

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Easter Fun For Kids

Easter can be such a wonderful time for kids. The weather has warmed up, the flowers are blooming and spending time off devices creating masterpieces is always a good thing.

Having fun Easter crafts, Easter puzzles, and or Easter coloring pages and printable on hand can help in getting kids to tap into their creative side.

Scratch Off Coloring

I remember many summers creating scratch-off crafts with my sisters. We would color for hours together, making so many fun designs, and sometimes turning them into greeting cards. By the time we were done, the crayons were almost gone, and our hands would look like rainbows from all the crayon shavings! I love sharing that same great memory with my own children now.

What You Need For Easter Egg Craft

8 ½ x 11" bright colored cardstock, halved
8 ½ x 11" white cardstock, halved
Black sharpie marker
Pack of Crayola crayons
Scissors
Wooden skewer, or mechanical pencil with the lead removed
Glue stick

How to Make Scratch Off Paper Easter Egg Craft

1. Draw a large oval egg shape on the white cardstock with a sharpie marker. Color the inside of the egg in straight or diagonal lines in varying colors. Make sure to color the entire inside of the egg very well, and not leave any part of it uncolored.

Draw a large oval egg shape on the white cardstock with a sharpie marker. If you have a child that is nervous to start with sharpie, they certainly can start with a pencil and then copy over the pencil with sharpie.

2. Once the egg is colored, begin coloring on top of the bright colored egg with a black crayon. You may need to make two layers to make sure the egg is completely covered.

Color the inside of the egg in straight or diagonal lines in varying colors. The more variant in color, the more fun the scratch off designs will look once they are created.

Make sure to color the entire inside of the egg very well, and not leave any part of it uncolored.

Once the egg is colored, begin coloring on top of the bright colored egg with a black crayon.

color a few layers of black crayon over egg

You may need to make two layers to make sure the egg is completely covered.

scratch some of the different types of lines in egg

Using a wooden skewer or mechanical pencil with the lead removed, begin etching designs into the black crayon.

You can draw lines, stars, circles or any shape. Just have fun, and make the design all your own.

Once your design is complete, cut it out with scissors.

Glue your egg to the other piece of cardstock.

Grab your sharpie and write something on your cardstock.

Turning this sweet scratch off egg craft into an Easter card is easy with a simple saying. You can write a cute saying at the top such as "Happy Easter!", "Have an Egg-cellent Day!", or "Egg-cited for Easter!".

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Scratch Off Easter Egg Paper Craft

This scratch off Easter Egg paper craft is a fabulous Easter craft for kids. Requires only a few supplies to have their creativity run wild!

Course Kids Crafts

Cook Time 20

Total Time 20

Author Alli Ward

Equipment

Scissors
Wooden skewer, or mechanical pencil with the lead removed

Ingredients

8 ½ x 11" bright colored cardstock halved
8 ½ x 11" white cardstock halved
Black sharpie marker
Pack of Crayola crayons
Glue stick

Instructions

Draw a large oval egg shape on the white cardstock with a sharpie marker. If you have a child that is nervous to start with sharpie, they certainly can start with a pencil and then copy over the pencil with sharpie.
Color the inside of the egg in straight or diagonal lines in varying colors. The more variant in color, the more fun the scratch off designs will look once they are created.
Make sure to color the entire inside of the egg very well, and not leave any part of it uncolored.
Once the egg is colored, begin coloring on top of the bright colored egg with a black crayon.
You may need to make two layers to make sure the egg is completely covered.
Using a wooden skewer or mechanical pencil with the lead removed, begin etching designs into the black crayon.
You can draw lines, stars, circles or any shape. Just have fun, and make the design all your own.
Once your design is complete, cut it out with scissors.
Glue your egg to the other piece of cardstock.
Grab your sharpie and write something on your cardstock.
Turning this sweet scratch off egg craft into an Easter card is easy with a simple saying. You can write a cute saying at the top such as "Happy Easter!", "Have an Egg-cellent Day!", or "Egg-cited for Easter!".