Tales of the unexpected with The Boy, my pride and joy.
When I was a teen, my sister went to Germany at Easter time on a school exchange trip and came back ladened with gifts of delicate, decorated eggs hung on fine thread. She recounted how it was a centuries old tradition to decorate trees and bushes with Easter eggs, known as the Ostereierbaum or Easter egg tree, and proceeded to hang them on cut forsythia stems.
We decided to make some of our own decorations using some polystyrene eggs, ribbons and sequins we had.
We've been sent a wonderful selection of craft items to get to grips with, and the minute The Boy saw the three different sized polystyrene eggs he declared that we'd be making a family of Easter chicks. And so armed with acrylic paint, feathers, googly eyes and foam feet we set to work.
Easter is a wonderful time for crafting with children; so many different types of materials and craft types can be explored with them. In this Easter card tutorial, we've used the popular craft of button art to liven up a traditional 'egg' card.
