These Chicks Have Been Around . . .{7}
You know you’ve seen them. They’re everywhere.
If you spend any amount of time on crafty-mommy-fun-with-food-and-or-kids blogs you know you’ve seen these little chickadees. Easter is just days away and those bloggers that are really prepared had their Easter themed pictures up on the Boards (the Pinterest Boards) weeks ago.
I live in the moment. It’s. . .ahem. . . intentional.
You might see some subtle differences in our version though. These deviled Easter chick eggs are actually made by children. My 7 and 10 year olds made them pretty much on their own. They were given peeled, hard boiled eggs and instructions. This project took place on our trip to my aunt’s house this week. I knew I would want to photograph the little cuties when they were finished and I consciously resisted the urge to mico manage the kids on this. So, this is how the eggs come out when you let the kids really enjoy themselves and do it on their own. Which is to say, totally freakin’ adorable and perfect!
So, if you find yourself in need of a last minute Easter craft that kids (I’d say age 6+) can actually do on their own, give these little chickies a try. You will need:
Hard boiled eggs
Your favorite deviled egg recipe
(ours was just mayo, mustard, salt and pepper)
a knife
carrot slivers
2 slices of black olive*
* if you’ve uh, misplaced your can opener and it should become necessary to open the can of black olives with, oh, say, a screw driver and a hammer? That should really be done by an adult.
Happy Easter, everyone!
Apr 06, 2012 @ 11:45:08
Ha! I DID see these on Pinterest, in fact I had even sent the link to my sister recommending she make them with her kids. Yours came out so cute…good job Cormac and Riley!
Apr 06, 2012 @ 15:22:57
My Aunt had the eggs all boiled and ready for the kids when we got to her house. She just handed over the eggs and a little picture that she had printed out (prolly from Pinterest). We really did lose the can opener and she really did pry two slices of olive out of a hole in the can she made with a hammer and a screwdriver!!
b.
Apr 06, 2012 @ 11:45:49
ok! now I happened to see these eggs IRL… and they didn’t strike me as funny at all… they were just absolutely adorable! HOWever…. looking at them the size of my computer screen gives one a very different persepective and I howled with laughter for several minutes at the closeups….
(….and I STILL have not found that darn can opener… but the replacement actually works a lot better than the one that’s lost)
Apr 06, 2012 @ 15:19:49
the camera doesn’t lie! they were adorable! let me know if you ever turn up that can opener!
glad you got a good laugh- it’s good medicine!
b.
Apr 07, 2012 @ 13:26:26
Great job Breida, Cormac, Riley, and Aunt kathie! Looks like you guys had a great time! Hope you all enjoyed the walk! I can’t wait to do it!! (on a warm day) haha
Apr 07, 2012 @ 13:43:42
Thank you, Joan! There will be a post coming up very soon — all about the Llama walk itself! Be sure to check back and read about the wonderful experience we had!
A Good Visit
Apr 12, 2012 @ 13:40:12
[...] my Aunt Kathie last week. I’ve talked a lot about what we did while we were there: making deviled Easter chicks with the kids, sewing projects, and taking llamas for a walk. I haven’t really said [...]