How to make an Easter egg tree
Bring some Easter joy indoors with this colourful egg-laden tree. It's easy – and child-friendly – to make with our simple step-by-step guide
Easter trees are now very much a thing in the UK. And actually, they've been a thing in Germany for ages, where there's a long tradition of gathering pretty, bud-laden twigs (often from a pussy-willow tree) and decorating them with colourful Easter eggs – chocolate, ceramic or card – to make an 'Ostereierbaum'.
We really like the idea of hanging bunnies and spring flowers, as well as Easter eggs, on a special Easter tree: it's pretty and joyful and fun – and super-simple to do...
Here's how to make an Easter tree in 5 easy steps
What you'll need:
- A selection of about 12 pretty twigs or a ready-made twig-tree (see Where to buy, below)
- 8 to 10 plain hanging eggs, either home-made from card or ready-made ceramic eggs (see Where to buy, below)
- Paints and paintbrushes
- Ribbon and glue, optional
- Soft-toy bunny or mini fluffy Easter chicks
How to make it:
1. Place your tree where you'd like it to be. If you've collected branches, you could place them in a Mason jar or big vase or jug.
2. Decorate your ceramic or cardboard eggs with in bright paint colours – spots and stripes work well.
3. Once the paint on the eggs is dry, glue on ribbon bows, if you like.
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4. Hang the eggs on the branches.
5. Add an Easter bunny or some Easter chicks around the base, if you like, for an extra Easter-y touch.
Where to buy what you need for your Easter tree:
- Hobbycraft white decorative twig-tree, £15 for a small 76cm one or £20 for a large 104cm one
- Baker Ross unpainted hanging ceramic eggs, £8.95 for 4
- Baker Ross unpainted plastic hanging eggs, £9.90 for 12
- Tuparka Easter egg shaped card with hanging ribbon, £5.99 for 60
- 6cm-high mini speckled Easter eggs (not edible), £9.69 for 16
- Baker Ross coloured fluffy mini chicks, £2.95 for a pack of 12
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