How to Make an Easter Mouse Egg | Crafts | Babble

Courtesy of a hard-boiled egg, these Easter mouse critters are egg-cellent crafts for Easter or any time of the year. More Easter Ideas! http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoBrweoVzpIBwN6kq_jgOhFShv9TwBtCj What You'll Need: eggs newsprint egg dye paper towels birthday candles or crayons pom pom marker blue and pink paper glue How to Make It: Color Hard-boiled Eggs: Before you begin decorating, cover your worktable with newsprint. Set out plastic cups with assorted colors of prepared egg dye, either homemade (For each color, stir one cup of hot water and one teaspoon of white vinegar in a plastic cup. Then stir in 10 to 20 drops of concentrated food coloring) or store-bought. Have a roll of paper towels on hand and plenty of hard-boiled white eggs. Let the kids take turns submerging eggs into the dye until the eggs reach a desired sh This cute mouse begins with a blue egg. Glue on blue and pink paper ears and a pink pom-pom nose. Add an extra-long pipe cleaner tail. Craft Pipe Cleaner Legs: Set the decorated animal on a pipe cleaner stand. To make one, bend a pipe cleaner into an oval and twist it closed, using the excess as a tail. Cut a second pipe cleaner in half. Wrap one half around the back of the oval to form the back legs; wrap the other half around the front to create the front legs. Bend the ends into feet. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/15AK9YA About Babble: Welcome to Babble's YouTube Channel, a video destination for a new generation of parents. We are dedicated to telling the truth about parenting, to bypass the clichés and dig into the magical and maddening reality. Connect with Babble Online: Visit Babble WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/16NFw0K Like Babble on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/11sKy2x Follow Babble on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/14cmjpQ Add Babble on GOOGLE+: http://bit.ly/Xvw4Zc Follow Babble on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/10t077S How to Make an Easter Mouse Egg | Crafts | Babble http://www.youtube.com/user/babble