The Great Egg Hunt
Build an over-sized Easter scene, wall to wall
The Set Up
Create giant egg shapes cut from cardboard. The bigger the better! We're talking 60 to 80cm tall. Freehand is more than fine for these because eggs are a very forgiving shape, and I think the wobbly ones have just as much charm as perfect ovals. Add oversized bunny silhouettes too if you're feeling ambitious!
For the hanging carrots, grab orange plastic yarn cones (craft stores or opp shops) and twist green pipe cleaners into the tops for leaves. Hang them from the ceiling with fishing line and suddenly you've got carrots dangling at kid height everywhere.
Appliance boxes from your local whitegoods store are the best source for large, sturdy cardboard. You can also ask at IKEA... they always have a stack out the back they're more than happy to give away.
Our metal stands have a heavy base and are perfect for attaching cardboard creations to. If you ever come across an old sign stand or the bases for the fancy velvet ropes at the movies, then snatch them up!
Lay out bright paints, big brushes, sponges, and rollers so the artists can paint directly onto the cardboard shapes. As always, mix in a little white to your poster / tempera paint so the colours stay punchy. You could also offer collage materials, tissue paper, and stickers for layering.
The Making
Brushes get swapped for hands pretty quickly, and the eggs end up covered in wild colour combinations that no real egg could ever pull off. As always with our installations, each new day (or class) will bring a new energy and it will change in gorgeous ways across the week.
A tip for the week? Photograph the installation each afternoon before you leave. It changes so much day to day and that visual record of how it grows is gorgeous and celebrates the process most of all.
Variations
Add smaller egg shapes on paper for the artists who want to paint at the table rather than on the wall. Not everyone gravitates toward large scale work, and the table eggs can be cut out and added to the installation later.
Materials
Large sheets of cardboard (appliance boxes from IKEA or your local whitegoods store are perfect)
Cardboard scissors, MakeDo tools, or a box cutter (adults only)
Poster or tempera paints in bright Easter colours (mix in a little white to keep colours punchy on cardboard)
Big brushes, sponges, and rollers
Masking tape for securing shapes to the wall
Orange yarn cones or orange cellophane shaped into cones
Green pipe cleaners for carrot tops
Fishing line or string for hanging
Collage materials, tissue paper, stickers (optional)
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The Great Egg Hunt
Build an over-sized Easter scene, wall to wall
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The Set Up
Create giant egg shapes cut from cardboard. The bigger the better! We're talking 60 to 80cm tall. Freehand is more than fine for these because eggs are a very forgiving shape, and I think the wobbly ones have just as much charm as perfect ovals. Add oversized bunny silhouettes too if you're feeling ambitious!
For the hanging carrots, grab orange plastic yarn cones (craft stores or opp shops) and twist green pipe cleaners into the tops for leaves. Hang them from the ceiling with fishing line and suddenly you've got carrots dangling at kid height everywhere.
Appliance boxes from your local whitegoods store are the best source for large, sturdy cardboard. You can also ask at IKEA... they always have a stack out the back they're more than happy to give away.
Our metal stands have a heavy base and are perfect for attaching cardboard creations to. If you ever come across an old sign stand or the bases for the fancy velvet ropes at the movies, then snatch them up!
Lay out bright paints, big brushes, sponges, and rollers so the artists can paint directly onto the cardboard shapes. As always, mix in a little white to your poster / tempera paint so the colours stay punchy. You could also offer collage materials, tissue paper, and stickers for layering.
The Making
Brushes get swapped for hands pretty quickly, and the eggs end up covered in wild colour combinations that no real egg could ever pull off. As always with our installations, each new day (or class) will bring a new energy and it will change in gorgeous ways across the week.
A tip for the week? Photograph the installation each afternoon before you leave. It changes so much day to day and that visual record of how it grows is gorgeous and celebrates the process most of all.
Variations
Add smaller egg shapes on paper for the artists who want to paint at the table rather than on the wall. Not everyone gravitates toward large scale work, and the table eggs can be cut out and added to the installation later.
Materials
Large sheets of cardboard (appliance boxes from IKEA or your local whitegoods store are perfect)
Cardboard scissors, MakeDo tools, or a box cutter (adults only)
Poster or tempera paints in bright Easter colours (mix in a little white to keep colours punchy on cardboard)
Big brushes, sponges, and rollers
Masking tape for securing shapes to the wall
Orange yarn cones or orange cellophane shaped into cones
Green pipe cleaners for carrot tops
Fishing line or string for hanging
Collage materials, tissue paper, stickers (optional)
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