Last Updated on June 22, 2022 by Ellen Christian
Are you wondering how to decoupage plastic eggs? A simple Easter craft is to decorate plastic Easter eggs you probably already have. 
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Decorate Plastic Easter Eggs
My kids are teenagers now but I still have a plastic bag full of brightly colored, plastic Easter eggs from when they were younger. I will probably never use them again since they’ve outgrown Easter egg hunts. I’ve tried several times to give them away on Freecycle but they’re still sitting with my Easter decorations for another year.
Instead of throwing them away, this year I decided I would try a simple Easter craft and upcycle the plastic Easter eggs into something a little more decorative. After all just because I won’t be using them in an Easter egg hunt this year is no reason that I can’t display them in a pretty basket.
How to decorate plastic eggs
I decorated our plastic eggs by decoupaging them with tissue paper. If you don’t have tissue paper on hand, it’s not a problem. You could easily decoupage them with paper napkins instead. You might want to choose one solid design and one patterned design. Or, use two different solid colors for visual interest.
Or, if you want a different look, you could use newspaper and twine for a more rustic/adult look.
Decoupage EasterEggs materials
- A variety of Plastic Easter Eggs
- Different colors of Tissue Paper
- Modge Podge
- Foam Brush
How do you Mod Podge Easter Eggs
- Tear the pieces of colored tissue paper into small jagged strips. Try to avoid straight edges or sharp corners.
- Coat the plastic colored Easter egg with a layer of Modge Podge. Yes, this is messy.
- Paint a layer of Modge Podge on top of the torn pieces of colored tissue paper. Lay them on in a random pattern and make sure you cover the entire plastic, colored Easter egg.
- Allow it to dry completely and display.
Tips to decoupage plastic eggs
If you want to let the base color of the plastic Easter egg come through, use only white tissue paper to decoupage with. This will mute the bright neon color of the egg and allow it to be all one color. If you want a stained glass look, use a variety of different colors to decoupage your plastic Easter eggs. This is a simple Easter craft that really looks cute when you’re done with it.
How to decorate a plastic Easter egg
If you’re looking for a few more ideas, why not try these. There are so many simple Easter crafts out there that will let you turn these eggs into something new rather than throwing them away.
- Check out this easy DIY Easter Wreath
- Make this fun Easter Egg Candle Holder
- Try this cute Egg Garland
- Make a Scrap Wood Plastic Egg Wreath
More simple Easter crafts
If you enjoyed this simple Easter craft, you might want to try a few of these. They are easy enough for younger kids to help or older kids to do themselves.
- How to Dy Easter Eggs with Natural Dyes
- Easy Easter Craft: Washcloth Bunny
- Marble Easter Eggs with Nail Polish
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I always have these laying around. Great idea!
Thank you! It’s a fun Easter craft!
What a perfect craft idea to do with my grand babies. We did big paper hearts with glue & tissue and they loved it. No doubt they’ll like this even better!
That sounds like fun too, Renee!
I did this using pretty napkin and put fine glitter on them when they were still we, add a little loop of ribbon to the top with glue to hang! Very pretty and fun
Really cute idea!Â
I swear those plastic eggs are multiplying in my garage. Great way to re-purpose them.
LOL mine do that too, Tonya!
What a fun craft that even the kids can do. Â How cute nestled in a basket of grass. Â
Thanks, Pamela. It would be fun for kids as well!
These are really cute, Ellen! And who doesn’t love to decoupage? Thanks so much for linking up to Inspire Me Wednesday!:)
Thanks, Mel! I love decoupage. Â I love the variety but I really want to find some different papers too.
At our family Easter egg hunt last year, we found some eggs that had been decoupaged. I didn’t know how to do it then. We may make some like these this year!
It’s a lot of fun. Â You can use all sorts of papers to do it to make different looks.
I am determined to make some of these this year. I want some music tissue!!! Thanks for reminding me.
That would be really pretty, Rebecca! Â Make sure you post a link when you do them!
I love this! Pinned it for next year to work on with my little one who will be 3!Â
Let me know how it turns out!
Ooooh great idea! It looks like it would be a good alternative to making artificially dyed eggs, which is a win in my book 🙂
I thought so too, Erica!
Oooo! Now I must try my hand at decoupage. These eggs are so darn pretty.
Thanks so much, Amber! It was easy to do.
Great idea! These in my trifle bowl could make a nice centerpiece.
That would look cute!
This is one lovely idea. Â I’ve got some extra colored papers here as well that will be useful.
Thanks, Mike!
Thanks for sharing this idea. I think my grandchildren would love this project and it makes the eggs more interesting to put in a basket for decoration than just the plain plastic eggs. If you get a chance stop by my blog Recipe for Life and check out some of my family favorite recipes at: http://debroah-bateman.blogspot.com
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Thanks, Deborah. I’ll check it out!
Looks like fun!
Those are so cute! Great idea. 🙂
Thanks, Jodi. They were fun to make!
Very cool/neat idea. Never heard of Modge Podge.
You should find it in the decoupage or painting section of your craft store. I use it a lot!
Good idea! The decoupage makes the plastic eggs more grown-up, and really suitable to use as decorations.
I thought so too, Anne!
This is great. We may add this to out list of ones to try 🙂
It was definitely a fun project!
cute! I have tons of plastic eggs and my kids would have a blast with this!
It was definitely fun to do!
Great idea!!!
Thanks, Mary!
I just saw some decoupage eggs earlier today… they had used newsprint and colored twine for a more rustic egg. Might have to look for some plastic eggs after Easter and try making some.
That sounds really pretty!
This is awesome. I like it to be simple and with characters. My young kids can make some themselves too. Pin and tweet tonight afterwork. Thanks.
Thanks so much!
Very cute, I wanted to get some plastic eggs for Isabella to decoupage of her own, she loves these kinds of projects!
It was fun to do!
What a great idea to reuse those things – I have so many sitting around, now I can make them worth being displayed!! Thanks Ellen! Pinned & Tweeted!
I like them better decoupage than plain myself! Thanks!