蓝知更鸟彩蛋 

　　Display these side-view birds in little nests or on a bed of grass. Use a variety of prints and colors to create a whole flock! 

　　把这些鸟放在小小的鸟窝里或是一片青草地上。想创造一个鸟群的话，可以使用不同种类的图案和色彩。 

　　What to do: Dye egg blue and let dry completely. Cut a wing from printed paper and glue to the side of the egg. Cut a triangle from yellow cardstock, fold a tab at the flat end and adhere to the end of the egg with glue. Let dry. Draw an eye with the black marker. 

　　制作过程：把鸡蛋浸泡在蓝色颜料里，然后让它完全干燥。从印色纸上剪下一只翅膀，粘到鸡蛋的一侧。从黄色卡片纸上剪下一个三角形，在纸片的末端折出一段空白，用胶水粘到鸡蛋的底部。晾干后用黑色马克笔画上眼睛。 

　　2. You Name It Eggs 

　　由你命名的个性彩蛋 

　　These personalized eggs are perfect place cards for Easter dinner. 

　　这些个性设计的鸡蛋是复活节晚宴上最佳的座位卡！ 

　　What to do: Rest an egg sideways on an egg holder and dip in dye bath of desired color, but hold the egg so the top third of the egg stays above the dye bath and remains white. Let dry completely. Pour a small amount of acrylic craft paint in desired color on a plastic plate or wax paper. Dip the non-brush end of a small paintbrush into the paint and dab on egg to create a dot. Paint dots around the white oval. When the paint dries, apply letter stickers to spell a name or just one sticker for an initial. 

　　制作过程：把一个鸡蛋侧放在鸡蛋固定器上，然后浸泡在有自己想要的颜色染缸里，但是要拿住鸡蛋，并让鸡蛋顶部的三分之一保持在染缸颜料外，仍旧保持白色，然后让它完全晾干。在塑料盘或蜡纸上倒上少量颜色的丙烯酸漆，把小画笔蘸上一点颜料然后在鸡蛋上轻轻点，在白色的椭圆形上涂上斑点。等颜料干了，用字母卡片贴出名字或者仅仅贴上一个首字母即可。 

　　3. Lazy Daisy Eggs 

　　慵懒的雏菊彩蛋 

　　The beauty of these eggs belies how unbelievably easy they are to make. 

　　这些彩蛋的漂亮往往给人一种假象，其实它们的制作非常简单。 

　　What to do:Dye egg desired color and let dry completely. Adhere the stickers and smooth well with your fingers. That’s it! 

　　制作过程：把鸡蛋浸染在喜欢的颜料里，然后完全晾干。贴上纸条，用手指抚平。就这些了！ 

　　4. The Perfect Pair 

　　天生一对 

　　What’s Easter without a bunny and a carrot? 

　　没有兔子和胡萝卜，算什么复活节？ 

　　What to do:For bunny: Use a clean, white egg. Cut out ear shapes from white foam or card stock. Dab flat ends of ears with glue and adhere to the top of the egg. When completely dry, draw eyes and whiskers on the egg with the black marker. 

　　制作过程：兔子：使用一个干净、洁白的鸡蛋。从白色泡沫或纸板上剪出耳朵的形状，把“耳朵”末端抚平然后把它粘在鸡蛋的顶部。完全晾干后，用黑色马克笔在鸡蛋上画上眼睛和胡须。 

　　For carrot: Dye egg orange and let dry completely. Cut 5 pieces of ribbon, each about 10 inches long. Stack the ribbon pieces, fold in half, and staple at the fold. With scissors, curl ribbons. Fold a small tab in the ribbon at the point where you stapled. Dab glue on the tab and adhere to the top of the wider end of the egg. Use invisible tape to hold the ribbon in place until the glue dries. 

　　胡萝卜：用橙色颜料浸染鸡蛋，然后等其完全晾干。剪出5条彩带，每一条大约10英寸长，把彩带叠放在一起，对折，在对折处装订。用剪刀把彩带缠绕起来，使彩带有蜷曲的形状。在彩带的装订处做一个折痕，在折痕处涂上胶水并粘到鸡蛋较宽的一侧的顶部。使用隐形胶带把彩带固定住直到胶水干了为止。 

　　5. Speckled Eggs 

　　有斑点的鸡蛋 

　　Mix and match contrasting egg and paint colors to create a bright, speckled collection. 

　　把有不同特点的鸡蛋混合搭配在一起，涂上颜色，创造出明亮的斑点组合。 

　　What to do: Dye eggs desired colors and let dry completely. Pour a small amount of acrylic craft paint on a piece of wax paper. Dip the toothbrush into the paint, and dab the excess on the wax paper. Hold an egg over the wax paper in one hand, and with your other hand, hold the toothbrush about 2 inches over the egg. Run your thumb along the bristles to spray paint on the egg. Let dry. 

　　制作过程：把鸡蛋浸染在喜欢的颜色里，然后等其完全干透。在蜡纸上倒上少量丙烯酸漆，用牙刷蘸一点颜料，拍掉蜡纸上多余的胶水。一手拿着鸡蛋腾空在蜡纸上面，另一只手拿着牙刷离鸡蛋2英寸的距离。用手指掸动牙刷的刷毛把颜料喷射在鸡蛋上，然后晾干。 

　　6. Zoo-egg-ology 

　　缤纷动物彩蛋 

　　These cute, easy egg animals are fun to make for both kids and grown-ups. 

　　这些可爱的，简单易行的动物彩蛋适用于孩子和成人来制作。 

　　For frog: Dye egg lime green and let dry completely. Cut out a large semi-circle from green foam and two small semi-circles from white. With the black marker, draw a mouth on the green piece and dots for eyes on the white pieces. Apply craft glue to the back of the green piece and adhere to egg. Use invisible tape to hold the piece on the egg until the glue dries. Dab glue on the flat end of each eye and adhere to the top of the egg. Let dry completely. 

　　青蛙：用石灰绿浸染鸡蛋，然后晾干。从绿色泡沫上剪下一个大的半圆，从白色泡沫上剪下两个小的半圆。用黑色马克笔在绿色的泡沫片上画出一张嘴，在白色泡沫片上画出小点代表眼睛。在绿色泡沫片背面涂上白胶，然后粘到鸡蛋上。使用隐形胶带把鸡蛋上的泡沫片连在一起固定住直到胶水干了。轻拍 “眼睛”周围的部分让它们平整，然后粘到鸡蛋的顶端。最后等待胶水完全干透。 

　　For monkey: Dye egg light brown and let dry. Cut out a large circle and two small semi-circles from brown foam. With the black marker, draw a nose and mouth on the large circle. Follow the instructions for the frog to glue the circle and ears on the egg. When dry, draw eyes on the egg with the marker. 

　　猴子：把鸡蛋浸染在淡棕色里，然后等其干透。从棕色泡沫上剪出一个大圆，和两个小半圆，用黑色马克笔在大圆上画出一个鼻子和一张嘴。遵照制作青蛙的说明把圆形泡沫和耳朵粘在鸡蛋上。干燥以后，用马克笔在鸡蛋上画出眼睛。 

　　7. Preppy Eggs 

　　校园风彩蛋 

　　With such a variety of beautiful patterns, grosgrain ribbon is an ideal adornment for a springtime egg. 

　　罗纹丝带有多种多样漂亮的图型，是春季彩蛋最理想的装饰品。 

　　What to do: Dye egg desired color and let dry completely. Lay a sheet of wax paper on a hard surface. Lay a strip of ribbon longer than the circumference of the egg right side down on the wax paper. With the foam brush, cover the entire surface of the ribbon with craft glue. Be careful not to move the ribbon or you may get glue on the underside. Lay an egg at one end of the ribbon and roll until ribbon fully encircles the egg. Let the ribbon overlap the starting point about ? inch, and snip the end. Smooth ribbon against the egg with your fingers. Let dry. 

　　制作过程：用指定的颜色给彩蛋染色，然后等其干透。在坚实的平面上摊一层蜡纸。放一条比彩蛋周长还要长的彩带，正面朝上摆在蜡纸上。用泡沫刷蘸上滴胶，涂满整一条彩带的表面。要注意不能挪动彩带不然彩带的背面会蘸上胶水。把鸡蛋放在彩带的一段，然后沿着彩带滚动鸡蛋直到彩带完全环绕了一圈。环绕一圈后彩带还需要多留出?英寸，然后剪短。用手指抚平彩带然后晾干。 

　　8. Bling Bling Eggs 

　　闪亮亮的彩蛋 

　　For a sparkly centerpiece, fill a glass bowl with glitter-dotted eggs. 

　　用闪闪发光的斑点彩蛋装满一个玻璃碗，作为耀眼的焦点饰品。 

　　What to do: Dye egg desired color and let dry completely. Working with one side of the egg at a time, squeeze different size circles of glue on the egg. Holding the egg over a plate, pour glittering glue over the egg and shake off the excess (the egg will still have unwanted glitter, but don’t worry about that yet). Let the egg dry and repeat on the other side of the egg. Let dry several hours at least. When completely dry, carefully brush egg with the dry bristles of an old toothbrush to remove the unwanted glitter. 

　　制作过程：用喜欢的颜色浸染，然后等其干透。每次只着手鸡蛋的一个面，在鸡蛋上挤出不同尺寸的圆形胶。把它腾空在一个碟上，然后往鸡蛋上倒闪闪发光的胶，接着甩掉多余的胶水（彩蛋上仍会有多余的胶水，但是不用担心）。让彩蛋干燥，在彩蛋的另一面重复此步骤。至少要干燥几个小时。完全干燥后，用牙刷小心翼翼地刷去多余的胶水。 

　　9. Have a Nice Day Eggs 

　　好心情彩蛋 

　　This blast from the past image is a super easy way to make your eggs happy. 

　　从过往的记忆中截取一个画面是一种很棒的方式，让你的复活节彩蛋显得开心。 

　　What to do:Dye eggs yellow and let dry completely. Draw faces with black marker.

　　制作过程：把鸡蛋浸染在黄色颜料里，然后让它完全干燥。用黑色马克笔画上脸。