Felting Easter Eggs

Today we felted Easter Eggs with the children... this activity is given in my April 2009 Childcare guide.

Here are the instructions if you would like to do this at home:

Felted Easter Eggs

Supplies Needed:
Plastic Eggs
Wool Roving Assorted Colors
Laundry Detergent
Washer/Dryer
Duct Tape
Pantyhose

Using duct tape, cover opening in plastic eggs to make sure they are shut tight. Take wool roving and wrap your eggs with chosen colors. For each egg, cut one half leg of pantyhose and place egg inside… tie the other end of the pantyhose as well. Put tied pantyhose with eggs inside in washing machine and add laundry detergent. After cycle, place pantyhose into dryer and tumble dry full cycle. Use these beautiful felted eggs as gifts, to display in your nature space or to hide in an Easter Egg hunt.

First each child picked which colors they wanted to use to wrap their eggs with. Then with help from an adult, they wrapped them up good!

Then we placed each egg into a tied up nylon stocking and placed it in the wash on HOT with laundry detergent....

And then into the dryer for a long hot dry and look what came out!!!!

Tuxi thinks they are toys :)