This Easter egg string art craft for kids is a really fun activity to do, and you will have a nice display piece to give as a gift or decorate your home. String art is an inexpensive way to decorate your home or even give a homemade gift to a loved one. Try out my Easter egg string art for a quick and easy Easter craft.
String art was highly popular in the ’70s and now it is bigger than ever. You can see string art all over Pinterest, Facebook and more. Best of all is string art is really easy to do and doesn’t require a ton of supplies. You might even have most supplies on hand for your easy egg string art craft.
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Easy Easter Egg String Art Craft
With this craft, you might handle tracing the design and doing the nail work, and then letting your child work on the yarn. If your child is older they might be able to master it all by themselves. Either way, it is a fun craft that offers a stunning end result.
What Is Needed For String Art
All the supplies are listed below for what you need. The main thing is yarn, wood, transfer paper, hammer, nails, and such. You might even find an old piece of wood in your garage you can cut down. I love a clean piece of wood but depending on what you plan on making a distressed piece of wood could look really nice.
What Kind of Nails Do You Use For String Art
I generally reach for a decorative nail for string art. You just want a small nail so that you can nail them close together to create a border of the design.
How Far Apart Do You Put Nails For String Art
Aim for around 1/2 ” – 3/4″ distance between each nail when putting nails in for string art. Any farther and it will be hard to make out the design you are working with.
How To Make Easter Egg String Art Craft
Materials Needed for Easter Egg String Art Craft
- Thin yarn
of varied pastel colors - Paper (standard size)
- Pencil to draw an egg (a printable could be made for this as a template)
- Transfer paper
- Hammer
- Decorative nails
- Scissors
- A piece of wood or wood art
of varied pastel colors
(standard size)
or wood artDirections for Easter Egg String Art Craft
Draw an egg shape out on your piece of paper.
Place transfer paper dark side down on wood and trace your egg adding designs as you wish.
Remove to see image transferred on wood.
Place nails about a ½ inch apart along egg design.
Start stringing yarn in your color preference. Start this by tying a loose end to a nail with a double knot then start stringing the yarn.
String the yarn by pulling from one nail to the next in the direction of the detail or design you are creating. Wrapping around once each time you pass a nail.
Fill in space by taking your sting in varied patterns as you connect from nail to nail.
Switching to another color takes tying the string off the same as you tied on.
Once done, cut with scissors and long ends from your tie on and off points.
Easter Egg String Art Craft For Kids
Ingredients
- Thin yarn of varied pastel colors
- Paper (standard size)
- Pencil to draw an egg (a printable could be made for this as a template)
- Transfer paper
- Hammer
- Decorative nails
- Scissors
- A piece of wood or wood art
Instructions
- Draw an egg shape out on your piece of paper.
- Place transfer paper dark side down on wood and trace your egg adding designs as you wish.
- Remove to see image transferred on wood.
- Place nails about a ½ inch apart along egg design.
- Start stringing yarn in your color preference. Start this by tying a loose end to a nail with a double knot then start stringing the yarn.
- String the yarn by pulling from one nail to the next in the direction of the detail or design you are creating. Wrapping around once each time you pass a nail.
- Fill in the space by taking your sting in varied patterns as you connect from nail to nail.
- Switching to another color takes tying the string off the same as you tied on.
- Once done, cut with scissors and long ends from your tie on and off points.
Within no time you can have this homemade egg string art ready to hang on your wall, place on mantle or wrap and give away. I also find gifts like this to be great for teachers, daycare providers, or even coworkers!
