Watercolor Easter Eggs

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Last week, my friend, Holland, set up some vinegar and dye cups with hard boiled eggs for our kiddos to dye Easter eggs.  Two of our kids are 6, and the other three are 3.  Getting them to choose one color for their egg or to wait until it soaked the color up was unsuccessful.  However, Holland, was all over it and handed the kids each a paintbrush and they went to town.  By the end of it, they had mixed all the colors and each egg was a shade of olive green along with their hands.  But they had a blast.  

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So, when I was in Michael's and saw the plaster eggs, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the kids.  I picked up a palette of watercolors and we got busy painting, yet again.  (If you follow me on IG, you know this is dicey with my kiddos) All the products I used can be found at Michael's and here is what I learned about the plaster eggs:

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The eggs are hollow on the inside, so they float.  The package states that you can use regular Easter egg dye packs on the eggs, however, the eggs will only soak up enough dye to appear pastel, nothing brighter.  We were able to get better color development with a paint brush, but we had to be patient with the drying process between layers.  The eggs feel a bit dusty, the way a plaster product does, and if we were to get them wet the paint would run, I am certain.  However, I think that we could use a clear spray coating to protect them.  I like the dusty flat look they have so I am chancing it, but if you want your eggs to have a sheen, you might pick something up to achieve that finish.