We had an egg-cellent time last week learning about traditions around the world! Did you know that in almost every culture around the world there is a tradition for embellishing eggs?! We read one of a favorite Patricia Polacco story called Rechenka's Eggs, and learned about a Ukrainian-style of egg decorating called Pysanky eggs. After watching the Reading Rainbow clip showing Patricia Polacco's interesting interview and beautiful artwork, we were ready to try out own school version of this method!
After drawing the first design with a crayon, it's time to select the first dye!
Start with your lightest dye first---the longer you wait, the brighter the color will be!
Use a paper towel to dry the egg.
Go back with your crayon and add more details to your design,
Dip into a second color of dye.
When you're finished with your layers of dye and wax, bring to a teacher to begin melting the wax!
Once the wax has melted, you're left with a colorful, Pysanky egg!
Ta-da!!
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Hope everyone had a great weekend!!
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