How to Make An Easter Egg Card

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This tutorial will demonstrate how to make a simple Easter egg card. Easter egg cards are great handmade gifts for your loved ones on Easter day. This is a great project for parents that do not want to deal with the muss and fuss of dying real Easter eggs. An Easter egg hunt can even be arranged by hiding the cards the way eggs are usually hid. Place gift certificates and other prizes inside the cards for people to find during the egg hunt.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

card stock
a drawing pencil
colored pencils
your imagination
scissors

Step 1

Fold a piece of cardstock in half.

Fold a piece of card stock in half so it becomes a card.
Step 2

Draw the Easter egg.

Draw an Easter egg on the card, but make sure part of the adjoining edges will remain intact when cut. Look at the picture below to see how part of the egg is drawn right against the fold of the card.
Step 3

Cut out the Easter egg card.

Use scissors to cut out the egg card. Young children may need help with cutting.
Step 4

Color and decorate the Easter egg card.

Use colored pencils to decorate the Easter egg card.
Step 5

Make a different types of Easter egg cards.

Experiment and make a variety of large and small Easter egg cards. Have fun making various designs with colored pencils, or use markers and crayons.

Tips & Warnings

Use a variety of colored pencils to decorate the cards.
This project is good for people who do not want to deal with the mess of dying Easter eggs.
Have an Easter egg hunt with these egg cards as opposed to using real eggs. Hide gift certificates and other prizes inside the cards for people to find.
Young children should be supervised when cutting.

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