Easy egg arts and crafts all ages can enjoy. Designs range from traditional Ukrainian Pysanky eggs to historical Russian Faberge, Paper Easter Eggs for Children web site is educational, accessible, whole family fun.
Beginning Kirigami, the art of cutting and folding paper. Hundreds of fun ideas for creating Easter Eggs, bunnies, baskets, crafts, games, and gift ideas young children can make.
Easter eggs are colorfully decorated eggs people use to celebrate the Easter holiday and springtime. The egg is a symbol of fertility and new life. Customs and traditions of eggs have been associated with Easter for centuries. The exact day Easter falls on is determined as the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21.
Many cultures have distinctive ways they decorate eggs. In Greece eggs colored red are preferred. Green eggs are the favorites of Germany and Austria for Maundy (Holy) Thursday. Slavic folks paint their eggs with patterns of gold and silver.
Polish and Ukrainian people take great care in creating beautiful Pysanky eggs. Coloring your own Easter eggs is a fun way to celebrate Easter!