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How to Blow Out Easter Eggs

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 by Lolli 31 Comments

My kids love decorating Easter eggs every year. For many years, we simply used the basic egg dyeing kits from the grocery store. In fact, we still use one or two kits every Spring to color the hard boiled eggs.

A few years ago, though, we were introduced to blowing out eggs to decorate. These hollow shells make a great canvas for painting AND we can keep them from year to year. Hollowed out egg shell painting has become a NEW family tradition that we all love. All you need are a few eggs (rinsed!), a small nail or metal skewer, a couple of tooth picks, a bowl, some paint brushes, and some creativity!

how to blow out easter eggs

How to blow out Easter Eggs before painting

  1. Take an uncooked egg in your hand and gently (with only light pressure) start “drilling” a hole in one end with a pointy object (I prefer to use the tip of a metal skewer but you can also use the tip of a nail). Once you’ve got a hole in one end, repeat on the other end of the egg.
  2. Stick a toothpick through each hole and wiggle it around inside to break up the yolk. Note: I typically make my holes the width of a toothpick. If you make the holes much bigger, they are more likely to crack.
  3. Holding the egg over a bowl, place your mouth over one of the holes and blow hard. Imagine blowing up a balloon. It’s hardest right when you get started, but once the yolk and egg whites start flowing, it comes out amazingly fast.
  4. Once you’ve cleared out the egg, sit it in an empty egg carton, hole side down, so that the rest of the liquid can drain.
  5. Rinse and dry your egg and decorate any way you can imagine!

We may not be a family of incredible artists, but we love to do this craft together, and we especially enjoy seeing the eggs we’ve decorated in years past when we pull out the Easter boxes each Spring.

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I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. valmg @ Mom Knows It All says

    Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    I’d heard of this but never tried it. Great tutorial!

  2. Michelle says

    Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 9:08 am

    Thanks for the metal skewer tip!

  3. Renee says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    I am very tempted to try this! I’m not crafty at all. Wondering…how many eggs should I expect to break before I get it right?

  4. blueviolet @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    I LOVE how those came out!

  5. Samson says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    Got to give it a try, great post…

    Easter wishes to you and your family in advance :)

    Greetings from India
    Samson

  6. Sofia says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    We were just trying to figure this one out just the other day!! Back when I was in pre-school the teacher would ask us each to bring a dozen of hollow eggs that we would later fill with confetti and cover the whole with paper mache and glue…then the teachers would hide them all on the playground and we would have to find them…we would later smack the eggs on our friends’ heads! it was so much fun!! I will have to give this one a try! Showers after that day used to be so colorful!!

    Thanks for the tip! Confetti eggs, here I come!!

  7. Jessica says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11:03 am

    I remember, years ago, blowing out large ostrich eggs to paint for Easter. My neighbor showed me how it was done & I loved it! My son is finally getting to the age where we could have fun painting eggs and so maybe we’ll give this a whirl before Easter gets here. Thank you for sharing! Thanks for the linky as well!

  8. Lisa @ Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 10:58 am

    I’ve never been brave enough to try this!

  9. Carolyn says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 9:18 am

    This is the part that makes my skin crawl!! Sometimes I ask myself every year WHY do i do this? =P I love this time of the year! Please remember the reason we celebrate!

    You have a very cute blog–i’m gonna go explore! You got a new follower–check out my blog as well please! =) “See” ya soon!

  10. Run DMT says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 8:48 am

    How cool! My girls would love to do this, but I don’t know if I have the patience. I’ll get Dad to do it. lol ;-)

  11. liz says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 8:41 am

    I can see doing this when the girls are a bit older. Right now I’d be worried about them licking the raw egg! :)

  12. Secret Mom Thoughts says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 8:38 am

    Great tutorial. cute eggs.

  13. shareena says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 7:36 am

    ah.. so that’s how you do it! ^_^ the idea of poking an egg s risky to me because I tend to break stuffs…^_^

  14. Kristi says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 6:39 am

    How creative! They just dunked theirs and called it a day! Great post. Happy WW!

  15. Joy @ Joy of Desserts says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 4:33 am

    Lots of Easter fun for the kids. :-) Happy Wednesday.

  16. Julie {Angry Julie Monday} says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 3:10 am

    Awesome. But seriously, that would be a complete egg mess all over my house. And I have one kid.

  17. Natalie says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 3:05 am

    Oh what a cool idea. When my girls are a little bit older I’ll definitely need to give this a try. Awesome photos, and a great project!

  18. debi9kids says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 12:08 am

    very cool!
    Do you do anything special to preserve them or harden them? Coating of shellac???

  19. Tiaras & Tantrums says

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 12:02 am

    I remember doing this in girl scouts – I think next year I could try this with my little ones!

  20. Jennifer says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    Awesome. I’ve always wanted to know how to do this! It seems so much more intense that it really is! This is definitely something my son & I can do together!

  21. Loukia says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    Very cool! I still have so much left to do for Easter…

  22. Lolli says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Oh, believe me–I am not about to give up my hared boiled eggs! I boiled about 30 eggs to dye the old fashioned way, and then we made about 6 of the blown out eggs. They are a whole different animal. :)

  23. Lolli says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    We did the old fashioned egg dyeing as well. All at the same time. Crazy!

  24. Lolli says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    I hope you try it! Be sure to take lots of pictures if you do. it’s hilarious!

  25. alicia says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    Like Kristi I’ve always wanted to do this too, but I guess I enjoy eating the boiled eggs too much. lol.

  26. Allison @ Alli n Son says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    We decorated eggs this weekend too! We did it the old fashioned way, hard-boiled and dipped in dye.

  27. Kristi {at} Live and Love Out Loud says

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    Cool! I’ve always wanted to do this, but I’ve been too intimidated. This sounds doable though. I might need to give it a try this year. I’ll let you know how it all turns out if I do! :)

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