Chalkboard Paint Easter Eggs
March 19, 2012 by Aimee • 72 Comments
I love Chalkboard Paint. It’s multifunctional and is the perfect contrast for all the white I use in my decor. I love Decorating Easter Eggs! Check out my chalkboard paint Easter eggs.
Update: last year this time, we were on our 3700 mile road trip — it was incredible! And just as amazing, my sweet blog friends guest posted on my blog, fun tutorials for creating perfect Easter Eggs! It’s fun to look at these pics from a year ago. My sweeties have grown so much. Today on my other blog, Barns & Noodles, my sweeties are the stars of a video tutorial I filmed — go check it out here!
I had some leftover chalkboard paint from various projects, like my Halloween Wreath. I set my hard boiled eggs on a small sliver of toilet paper roll to keep my fingers cleaner…my kids loved that. LOL. My little finger saving trick did leave a ridge along the edge of where the egg met the holder, but since it’s all about fun, it didn’t bug me a bit…neither did my sweet B’s.
If you’re more patient than I and use thinner coats you can probably alleviate the line…I’m not exactly a chilled crafter! I like the results a little more than the process at time. Yikes! I hope that doesn’t disappoint you! Needless to say, that’s why all my crafts are usually, SIMPLE!
I picked up some edible grass, green apple flavor and tossed it in the bowl. My sweet B’s LOVE this stuff…even though it’s taste is bland and texture similar to astronaut food. They’re all about having candy at their reach!
I tossed the hardboiled eggs on top of the grass and since they were all tucked in their beds, I had some fun decorating myself! That’s the beauty of chalkboard paint, the craft fun lives on and on and on!
My package of chalk was all of 99 cents at Target and thinking of different designs was totally FUN!
So where am I keeping it!?!? I set my bowl and chalk right smack dab in the middle of my coffee table…candy, chalk and eggs ALL! And yep, it was ALL smiles in the morning from my sweet B’s! In fact, I think these sweet eggs have had about a thousand lives already! I’m always amazed by the creativity of children!
Aren’t they DARLING! {Cowboys and Rangers are both represented here.}
I love the simplicity of Little B’s sweet flower!
I know it’s old school, but I just think chalkboard paint totally ROCKS! Definitely come back tomorrow morning and follow along with all the AWESOME egg ideas my bloggy friends have come up with…you’ll be in L.O.V.E. and totally INSPIRED.
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Oh I would of Loved to have these when I was little…
What a cute idea..
Very cute!! I know they LOVED them!! Who knew…edible grass!
Those are adorable! I didn’t know about edible grass either lol sounds not so yummy! hehe
I love how chalkboard paint works on EVERYTHING!!! adorable eggs Aimee!
K
Its official – now I have seen everything! These are so cool
What a fun idea! I may give these a try. And edible Easter grass? Too funny.
Karee
Oh my I love these! Great work Aimee!
Such a cute idea, Aimee!
Very cute!!!
Dee
That is just Super FUN, Aimee!!
Super cute, Aimee! I’m really looking forward to the next couple of days! yay! Smiles, Jill
Fun! My daughter would love this!
This is the greatest idea I’ve ever seen!! Thank you so much for sharing!
-Anna
asweetsouthernmess.blogspot.com
Love this idea! I will copy for sure with my grand babies
It is going to be a fun week!
Looking forward to more ideas
Meegan@whatmeeganmakes
Such a cool idea. i love the edible grass too! I’ve tried to pin it off my phone but its not quite working yet. might have to come back on the computer and try again.
Great idea!!!!!!
these are simply precious! i am making some from wood this year : ) thanks aimee for having such fabulous ideas!!! hugs…
I really have to try this! Thanks for sharing your fun idea.
I will be stopping back to see what new ideas for eggs are posted. I am already thinking about making some chalkboard ones.
~Bliss~
What a fun idea – thanks for sharing!
I’ve never seen this! This is wonderful. Super idea and tutorial.
Amy {aprons & ambition}
Chalk paint can just about be used for anything, right? I love how you used it for the Easter eggs! The chalk give it the pop of color that looks neat with grass:) Great craft idea!
Just pinned this. It is such a clever idea. You have great photos too.
Awesome idea and I love your job!
Thanks for sharing.
Hope to see you on my blog:)
These are great! I love anything with chalkboard paint. I made a chalkboard Easter “basket” last year that was a huge hit. I hope you will link up to my Hippity Hop Easter Project Hop.
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/03/hippity-hop-easter-project-hop.html
These are great! I had to pin these for when I get around to dying eggs.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Your newest follower,
Kate
I love chalkboard paint!! I am doing a craft with it on Thursday.
I would love for you to follow my blog and check it out!
Love your blog btw.
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http://www.dottedlinecrafts.blogspot.com
Very cool idea. The project and the Easter Egg hunt. Much success!
Very clever idea! And, such fun.
Love these! I bet the kids do, too. Thanks for the inspiration!
We are avoiding dyes around here and I was wondering what we could do for Easter. This is a GREAT idea!! Thank you
That is so great. I love the idea of the chalk paint. I would love for you to come and link up to my party going on right now. Hope to see you there.
LOVE the chalkboard eggs! Awesome! I just did chalkboard chargers – so fun!
Shannon
(www.akadesign.ca)
Such a great idea for kids (and adults). I know I’d be decorating a new egg everyday.
These are stinkin great!!!! I love the idea and the kids will have such fun with the chalk!~Please, please, if you have a sec, come link it up at Too Much Time On My Hands link party going on till Monday night:)
xxx Kim
http://too-much-time.com/2012/03/get-schooled-saturday-15-dont-stop-the-party.html
Oh how I love these!! My kids love to decorate eggs, but won’t eat them. Now they can decorate the same eggs over and over and over…….pinning!
I am inviting you to come and be part of my blog hop:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/03/baked-chicken-salsa-show-your-stuff-16.html
SO fun!
What an AWESOME idea!!! I am going to have to try this with my 6 year old!!! I pinned it too! I found you on The36thAvenue linky party!! I love your blog you have such a great talent! Stop by and visit me anytime and have a most blessed week. Going to go follow you on all my social network outlets!!
http://fireplacedecorating.blogspot.com/
What a great idea to use the chalkboard paint and so much fun to decorate. Edible Easter grass?? Who knew? Love the apple green color.
Cute idea!
So cute! I’m featuring these in my “Top 10 Easter Ideas” @ http://www.cheapcraftymama.com today! Feel free to stop by and grab a button!
Thanks so much!!! XO, Aimee
The best Easter Eggs I’ve ever seen! I am your newest follower and would love it if you would follow me back at http://smallholdings.blogspot.com Thanks, Sherron
These are wonderful. Very original
Just wondering if the chalkboard paint is okay to have on the eggs? Did your family eat the eggs afterwards? Great idea.
A week later and we’re still drawing on them…no stench yet! My sweeties really wanted to work with the real thing, but plastic eggs would work too as long as you watch the dry time. I wouldn’t recommend eating them just in case the fumes or chemicals penetrated beyond the shell!?!? XO, Aimee
Are they edible after painting chalkboard paint on them?
A week later and we’re still drawing on them…no stench yet! My sweeties really wanted to work with the real thing, but plastic eggs would work too as long as you watch the dry time. I wouldn’t recommend eating them just in case the fumes or chemicals from the paint, penetrated beyond the shell!?!? XO, Aimee
Do you think the chalkboard paint would work on the plastic eggs? I would not want my family eating eggs that had been covered in paint and then sat out all day in a basket
Chalkboard Paint would work on plastic eggs, too. Just be sure to follow the dry time on your paint can. You will need two good coats. The paint can be found in spray or brush form. Spray would probably be easier for covering eggs, but I had the brush type in the garage and it worked great for me. My sweeties wanted to be a part of decorating “real” eggs so we used hard boiled eggs, but we definitely won’t be eating the eggs!!!
Good thought!!!
XO, Aimee
You had me at chalkboard! So fun – definitely pinning this one!
So glad you joined our Cinch party!
Kelly
Thank you for participating in Show Your Stuff Blog Hop, You are invited to come back:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/03/seafood-crab-salad-show-your-stuff-17.html
Aimee, I’ve been seeing your eggs all over the blog world these past few weeks. So glad that you aren’t planning to eat … I was concerned that the chalkboard paint could be toxic.
But it looks like a fun project to keep the kids occupied …
Thanks so much for linking up to our Cinch party!
Linda
http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com
Super cute, Aimee! I know it’s been shared everywhere but I’m going to include a link back in my Easter highlights tomorrow too.
Thanks so much for sharing your creativity!
Such a fun idea, especially for the kids. Chalkboard paint really can be used for everything. haha Thanks so much for sharing this at our Cinch party! Karah
Thanks for sharing this brilliant idea. its fantastic and looks beautiful chalkboard paint Easter egg. Its very easy to make at home. I like so much this creative post. You have done fantastic work.
My kids would love these! Very creative, good job! – Trish tdadecoratinganddesign.blogspot
What a great Idea! I’ve used Chalkboard Paint on several Projects but never thought to use it for Easter Egg Decorating!
Easter Blessings from the Arizona Desert… Dawn… The Bohemian
So cute! We did this this year too! Our poor eggs started stinking though after about ten days. Next year I will try to remember to wait until closer to Easter – haha! We did them a little too far in advance this year.
This is so neat.
Love this idea!
What a fun idea. Would have never used chalkboard paint on eggs but I bet the kids had so much fun decorating and re-decorating! Pinning now!
Fun idea! I’ve seen wooden eggs at Hobby Lobby (in the wood crafts section) – I think I will use those so we can redecorate them every year! No worry about smell or eating chemicals too.
Cute, cute, cute! What a delightful idea! Love the edible grass, too. I really want to try this. Love it – thanks so much for the tutorial. I’m not a patient crafter, either, so thanks for being honest about that. Now I know that I can do this
Resa ~ Pitcher and Plate
These eggs are so cute! Love this idea and I bet the kids had a blast drawing on the eggs.