Everyone enjoys the bright Easter holiday. Particularly interesting are the holidays, filled with the worries of preparing for the celebration. “Krashenki” and “Easter eggs” - multi-colored eggs - the most important symbol of this Orthodox holiday. About how to paint eggs for Easter, what crafts can be made for this day to decorate the table and as a gift to loved ones, is described in this article.
"Krashenki" and "Easter eggs"
After a long fast, Easter pleases people with an abundance of festive dinner. On this day, it is customary to put “dyes” and “Easter eggs” at the head of the table, give them to each other, and put them on the graves of relatives. Since Easter eggs can be painted in different ways, you should choose the most suitable method for yourself. “Paints” are completely painted eggs, and “Easter eggs” are painted with paints, with an ornament or a plot pattern. Today, there are many food colors on sale in a variety of colors, sequins, stickers to create real masterpieces from boiled eggs. But you can get by with the old grandfather way - onion husks.
We paint eggs with onion husks
It is interesting that even in this case there are options, since you can paint eggs for Easter in one even red-brown color, or you can do this with a picture. For example, it is suggested to stick parsley leaves or paper templates on the egg before cooking. The space under the template will remain white, and the rest of the area will become bright. You can also apply a wax pattern to a raw egg , which is washed after cooking in onion peel, sprinkled with water. So that the pattern or leaf of parsley does not move, you should use an old sock or piece of gauze. And if in a sock, before painting eggs for Easter, pour dry husk, tightly tie it and then lower it into boiling water, you can achieve an interesting marble effect. And some suggest even after cooking in this way on a wet sock to apply bitmaps with different colors - color spots will give originality and brightness.
Salt Dough Easter Egg Stands
Today it has become extremely fashionable to make special “coasters” and “pysanka” special stands in the form of glasses on the leg, an Easter rabbit holding a bowl in its paws, or chickens with a notch on the back of the egg. These souvenirs are most often sculpted from salt dough, burned in the oven or microwave and brightly painted. Such crafts for Easter with their own hands can be made with the participation of children - they will surely like both the molding process and the drawing. It will be quite simple if you remember that salt dough is made from flour and salt, which are taken in a volume ratio of 2: 1. And you can add water “by eye”, that is, so much that the dough is a little cooler than the dumplings.
Holiday Gifts
Crafts for Easter can be made as follows: sew or embroider on napkins, aprons or potholders. Who doesn’t like to receive a cool plaid rabbit with a huge pocket on his stomach as a gift, where it’s very convenient to put a comb or apartment keys? And it’s even a pity to use a cheerful towel with chickens and chickens to wipe your hands - it, hanging on the wall, will serve as a decoration for a long time. Kids, helping adults prepare Easter souvenirs, with pleasure can stick paper ears and scallops, ponytails and piglets on boiled eggs, turning them into amazing cool animals. And you can use egg shells for making souvenirs, the contents of which should be gently blown out in advance through the holes at the opposite ends of the egg. An exciting activity for kids is also the manufacture of Easter baskets for the guests. They can both be glued and weaved from paper or newspaper tubes.