Learn how to blow out an egg with step-by-step instructions. Decorate the egg shells with kids and keep them for years to come!
We’ve been wanting to decorate Easter eggs, but it’s really too early to start using hard-boiled eggs. So we blew out some eggs.
This is something my mom and I both remember from our childhoods.
MY LATEST VIDEOSYou end up with empty egg shells that can be decorated and saved for as long as you like.
Or at least as long as they don’t get dropped on the floor or the toddler tries to eat them. (Can you tell we’ve had a few casualties already?)
Here’s how to do it…
How to Blow Out an Egg
MATERIALS
- Fresh eggs, washed
- A small nail (or pin)
- Bowl
- Dish soap or vinegar
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1. Make Your Holes
First we poked holes at the top and bottom of the eggs with pins. The pin holes are teeny tiny, so we used a small nail to enlarge the holes enough to blow out the egg. We made the bottom hole a little bigger than the top hole.
My mom is the master of doing this perfectly. Me? Not so much.
Step 2. Blow through the small hole.
Then we put our mouths over the top hole and blew.
And blew.
And blew. Whew! Blowing out Easter eggs is hard work!
I was surprised at how well Maia did though. She held her own.
Step 3. Wash the hollow eggs.
After blowing out all the eggs, we washed the egg shells with soap and water and set them aside to dry. (You could also soak them in vinegar and water.)
We use the inside of the eggs for quiche, scrambled eggs or something else tasty to eat, so the eggs don’t get wasted.
After you learn how to blow out an egg, it’s time to decorate it!
Here are 11 fun Easter egg decorating ideas to try. We used our blown out eggs to make these beautiful collage Easter eggs and then hung them from our new Easter egg tree. And here are more ideas for decorating your egg shells!
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8 Comments
andiejaye
April 12, 2011 at 10:36 amWhat a fun idea! Look at how delicately she’s holding it!
Jocelyn
April 12, 2011 at 11:08 amI found using a small drip makes a great, uniform hole.
The Artful Parent
April 12, 2011 at 11:55 amA small drip? What’s that?
Kate
April 12, 2011 at 12:27 pmwhen washing with soap and water, do you just rinse or soak… we’re trying this, this week! thanks for keeping us busy on these yucky rainy days
Sally
April 12, 2011 at 2:42 pmwonderful idea!
The Artful Parent
April 12, 2011 at 8:03 pmJust rinse.
Lisa F.
April 13, 2011 at 10:48 amdrill?
Nicole
March 27, 2012 at 3:37 pmYou can also soak them in vinegar and water to clean them – gets everything on the inside out!