![]() Play-Doh is my daughter’s favorite creative material. “Mama, can I take a bath with them again tomorrow?” ![]() Mai took these into the bath this evening & loved them. Let the glue cool for a few seconds & add to the fatter part of the egg.Īdd the side fins to each side of the egg. Squeeze a bead of glue onto the end of the back fin. Do not let the gun get too hot.Ĭut pieces out of the foam for the different fins. ![]() Be careful when using hot glue on plastic as it can melt easily. Adults should operate.ĭirections: Glue the plastic eggs together. Glue gun – As always use caution when operating. I thought we could dress them up a bit and make colorful fish out of them. We have used them many times in water play in the past. It has been 2 months since Easter & I still have a pile of plastic Easter eggs filling up my craft drawers. (Adults should operate the glue gun.) Add googly eyes & draw in a smile with a Sharpie. Use a hot glue gun to glue the legs to the bottom of the egg. We still have a bin full of plastic Easter eggs, so we used them for the spider’s body. When we went back into the house, we made a quick craft in honor of our new little friend. Where is the mama?” She studied that spider. When I told my daughter, she came running. Yesterday while doing yard work, I saw a daddy-long-legs climbing up the side of our house. Our house is filled with drawings of spiders. Perhaps it is because her favorite book is Miss Spider’s Tea Party. I know that I have told you all before, but my daughter has a love for the creepy crawlies. Like I said, my daughter likes to keep things realistic. “Mama, it looks like real eggs.” It turns out that just like with regular eggs that she does not like the yolk, so she pulled those out & just played with the whites. My daughter thought that this was hilarious. Or you can put the slime & yolk into an extra-large plastic egg for a fun egg cracking experience. Grab a handful of your slime & add a yolk to the top for a realistic looking sunny side-up egg. Flatten them out a little with your hand. Use the Play-doh to form little yellow balls for the yoke. I used just shy of the 1/2 of liquid starch & then added spoonfuls of water at a time until I achieved the consistency I was looking for. When it gets to thick to stir, you can use your hands to knead it. Be careful not to add the starch too quickly. Stir it well as you go. It will thicken quickly. You can use all clear or all white glue, but to achieve the look I was going for I used a mixture of half & half.Īdd the liquid starch in very small increments at a time. Here is what we did.ĭirections: Pour all of the glue into a bowl. She has been having a lot of fun mixing up her air eggs, but since she likes the realistic, I thought we could add a little something extra to her pretend egg scrambles. I had to give her a pretend trash because she was throwing them away for real. ![]() She pretends to crack them open & throws the empty egg shells in the trash. *This post contains affiliate links for convenience* My daughter has been slowly depleting my supply & using them in her play kitchen. I should rephrase that, I had a ton of plastic Easter eggs. I have a ton of plastic Easter eggs lying around waiting to get filled. We have been shopping & preparing for the holiday.
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