Tissue Paper Easter Eggs

Brighten up your Easter season with these colorful Tissue Paper Easter Eggs. Kids will love layering bright tissue paper behind the egg frames to create a pretty sun catcher effect. Hang them in a window, use them on handmade cards, or add them to Easter packages for a cheerful homemade touch.

Supplies

• Black construction paper
• Colored tissue paper
• Pipe cleaner
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Printer

Instructions

1. Print the egg pattern onto black construction paper if your printer will show the lines clearly. If not, print the pattern on white paper and use it as a guide to trace onto black construction paper.
2. Fold on the dotted line.
3. Carefully cut out the center egg and discard that piece. Then cut along the remaining lines so you have three egg-shaped frames.
4. Tear or cut the colored tissue paper into small shapes or strips.
5. Glue the tissue paper pieces to the inside of each egg frame. Overlap colors to create a bright stained glass look.
6. Layer and glue the egg frames together, slightly overlapping the edges.
7. Twist a pipe cleaner into a loop and glue it to the back to make a hanger.
8. Hang your finished tissue paper Easter eggs in a sunny window, or use them as decorations on Easter cards, gifts, or bulletin boards.

Note: We doubled the pattern so we could apply the second frame after the tissue paper for a professional look on both sides. Either way is fine, work with the age of the kids.

Fun Facts

Tissue paper is thin, lightweight, and slightly translucent, which makes it a favorite material for kids crafts and classroom activities. Because light can shine through it, tissue paper is perfect for making colorful window decorations like these Easter eggs.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

Click on the pattern to open it in a new window and print at full size.