DIY Cactus Easter Eggs

Paint an assortment of ceramic eggs with acrylic paint; we used two shades of green, light and medium. We found it worked best to paint one side and let the egg rest on the other side to dry; when the painted side is dry, flip the egg and paint the other side. Once the eggs are painted and completely dry, use a thin paintbrush and paint, paint pens, or markers to add a pattern. We painted a pattern of white X shapes on the darker egg and used a felt-tip marker to draw V shapes on the lighter eggs.

Give your cactus eggs a pop of color by adding bright crepe paper flowers to the top—they’re easier than you think! To make a flower, cut a quarter-size circle from crepe paper and cut the circle into a spiral. Start at the middle and roll the spiral around itself, securing with hot glue as you go; a thin-tip hot-glue gun works best for this project. When you get to the end of the crepe paper spiral, secure the end with another bead of hot glue.

To turn your painted eggs into an adorable display, use hot glue to add an assortment of crepe paper flowers to the top of each egg, then nestle each egg in its own mini terra-cotta pot. To help keep the eggs upright, fill the pots with sand, small rocks, or Easter grass in a natural shade. Display the eggs individually, or create a whole desert scene of eggs in various colors and patterns.