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Glitter Easter eggs in a ceramic egg holder
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Glitter Easter Eggs

These sparkly Glitter Easter Eggs are sure to make your Easter celebrations extra special! Easy to make and budget-friendly, your family will have a blast making this craft together.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Yield: 6 eggs

Equipment

  • paint brush
  • small bowl

Materials

  • boiled eggs we'll start with 6, but do as many as you like
  • fine glitter a variety of colors
  • Elmer’s Glue
  • quart baggies
  • hairspray optional

Instructions

  • Place the Elmer’s glue (or any white craft glue you have) in a small bowl.
  • Add different color glitters to individual baggies. I highly recommend not mixing the colors so you’ll get solid-colored eggs. Also, for this project, I added only a couple of tablespoons of glitter per bag, but filling it a bit more (if possible) would definitely be better.
    Green glitter being poured into a plastic sandwich bag
  • Use the paintbrush to coat one boiled egg at a time in glue. Make sure the egg is completely covered - don’t miss a spot!
    Hand holding a paintbrush painting an Easter egg with glue
  • Gently drop the glue-coated egg into a bag of glitter, then roll it around. Try to be careful not to scrape the egg against the sides of the bag!
  • Once the egg is completely coated in glitter, leave it in the bag and lay it flat for about 2 minutes. This will give the glitter time to stick firmly to the egg and keep it from prematurely flaking off.
    Glitter covered Easter egg sitting in a bag of green glitter
  • Remove the egg from the bag. If you see that any spots didn’t get coated with glitter, apply glue in just those areas then drop the egg back in the bag to repeat the process.
  • When finished, apply hairspray to keep the glitter from shedding (optional)
  • Let the eggs dry completely for about 8-10 minutes and enjoy!
    Closeup of colorful glitter Easter eggs

Notes

While this craft works great with boiled eggs, I love using hollowed out eggs or foam eggs because they can be saved indefinitely (or until they break - whichever comes first). That means you can even use them as Easter home decor the following year.