Painted Animal Easter Eggs
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There are really so many fun ways to decorate Easter eggs. Ever since we started using spun cotton eggs, we have been experimenting with how we can transform them into cute Easter crafts you can make at home—on your own or with kids! Last week we shared our carrot and strawberry Easter eggs. And today our designer Meagan came up with another sweet and simple idea, which involves using paint and felt to create animal Easter eggs.
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Aren’t these animal Easter eggs so darling? This is a great craft for both kids and adults. So if you’re looking for a fun family craft idea for Easter, try this one out!
We have found that cotton spun eggs are very easy to paint. But if you don’t feel like painting your eggs (or you don’t have the time), you can use our template to cut the facial features from vinyl instead. That being said, we personally think it’s more fun to paint your animal Easter eggs!
If you or your kiddos end up making these animal Easter eggs, we would love to see them! You can share photos on our crafter’s community page or tag #MadeWithLia on your social pages. And of course you can always send us a direct message on Facebook or Instagram—or email us at hello@liagriffith.com.
How to Make Animal Easter Eggs
- Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the pattern below.
- Paint your eggs using the following colors: brown for the deer, pearl white for the bunny, and off white for the sheep.
- Cut felt according to the template notes; glue inner ears to ears of the bunny and deer using tacky glue.
- Spray felt bunny ears and deer antlers with fabric stiffener; allow to dry.
Full tutorial available for members to download below.
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Tools
- Craft Scissors
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (optional)
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Paintbrush
Materials
- Cotton Spun Eggs — 58mm
- Americana Acrylic Paint — Snow White, Baby Blush, Blue Chiffon, Brown, and Lamp Black
- Felt — Marble, Cotton, Bark Brown, and Castle
- Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue
- Aleene’s Stiffen-Quick Fabric Stiffening Spray
- Cricut Vinyl — Black (optional)
- Felt Wool Balls — 1cm Cotton (for the bunny tail)
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Alexandra
April 12, 2025 at 8:32pm
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Lia
April 14, 2025 at 8:39am
@Alexandra
Back to the TopI made the bunny and the deer for the bunny bag today. Omg they turned out so adorable. Instead of the fabric stiffener I made the ears and the antlers out of 2 pieces and put your 24 gauge wire between the 2 to make them bendable and very stable. Also increased the size of the antlers to more the size of the bunny ears. I made the bunny pink as the grand nieces’ favorite color is pink. I was nervous about the faces – they came out perfectly. The bunny bag in the morning and shipping on Monday! Thank you for all the wonderful projects.
Please post pictures on the community (Crafters) page so we can see all your goodies! So much fun!