Easter handmade Kids crafts tutorial

Temporary tattoo Easter eggs

Temporary tattoo Easter eggs

We’ve kept our Easter decorations really simple this year. We have our white seasonal tree up and it’s decorated with clear plastic eggs filled with pastel coloured pom poms and mini eggs. I found some ceramic eggs in the craft shop and thought these would be a great addition to our tree. They came in a little kit with some paint but I kew they would look much better if I decorated them with temporary tattoos instead.

To tattoo Easter eggs you will need ceramic or polystyrene eggs, temporary tattoos, water and a brush.

How to tattoo Easter eggs

How to make temporary tattoo Easter eggs

Choose your tattoo’s and carefully cut around them if necessary. I already had these beautiful bird tattoos from the Stocking Box subscription box I reviewed here. They were the perfect size for decorating eggs. I chose four designs and cut round them.

bird tattoos

To apply the temporary tattoo to your egg, carefully remove the clear or paper backing from your tattoo and place the tattoo face down on your egg.

how to apply tattoos to eggs

Carefully brush the tattoo with enough water to lift it from the paper. Gently press it down on the egg for a few seconds and smooth it down with your fingers.

applying tattoos to eggs

Remove the paper and your tattoo should be stuck onto the egg. This is a really simple craft but so much fun!

applying tattoos to eggs

The ceramic eggs had loops on the top to hang them but I made some more decorated eggs using my children’s tattoos and polystyrene eggs. These worked just as well and I made my own loops with a piece of ribbon and a pin so we could hang them up.

how to apply tattoos to eggs

I also made some with My Little Pony and Star Wars tattoos which the children loved. In fact, I kept going until I couldn’t find any more temporary tattoos!

3 Comments

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    Erin Vincent
    March 23, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    This is such a clever idea! And the eggs turned out beautifully too! #LetKidsBeKids

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    Sophie Lovett
    March 24, 2016 at 4:08 pm

    Such a brilliant idea! I hadn’t thought about using temporary tattoos for crafting… I’m totally going to have to try that now… x

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    Let kids be kids
    March 26, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    What a great idea. I never thought to use tattoos, they look fab.
    Thanks for sharing with #LetKidsBeKids

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