We had an egg-cellent time preparing for the holiday weekend. Did you know that in almost every culture around the world there is a tradition for embellishing eggs?! We read a favorite Patricia Polacco story called Rechenka's Eggs, and learned about a Ukrainian-style of egg decorating called Pysanky eggs.
Pysanky, a craft similar to Batik, uses melted wax designs to protect areas as they are dyed various colors. After learning about this interesting and unique method, we were ready to try out own school version! A HUGE thank you to the Smith family for supplying our hard-boiled eggs!!
Start with a hard-boiled egg and white crayon
Draw your first design onto your egg.
Dye your first color (start with the lightest color you'd like first!).
Remove from dye and pat dry with a paper towel.
Grab your crayon and add some more details to your design.
Dip into second color of dye.
Repeat the process adding layers of wax and dye.
After the wax has been melted off (we used a hair dryer!), enjoy your Pysanky egg!
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