Let’s have a little fun with our food…egg buddies that wear egg pants. Yep, I said egg pants. If you are you looking to bring a little fun to the breakfast table then Egg Buddies are nutritious, silly, and fun for kids to make and eat. Serve your egg buddies with fruit, toast, and orange juice for a delicious, easy breakfast. Fun for breakfast every day or as a special egg breakfast on Easter.
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How to Make Egg Buddies
Making egg buddies is a fun way to decorate eggs!
Every time I open the refrigerator, I giggle at the sight of our Egg Buddies. My favorite part of them are their whimsical pants which make it look as if they are standing up with round little bellies.
Best of all, this activity is easy for little hands! It’s a fun boredom buster and a creative way to decorate Easter eggs. Easter egg buddies would be fun. This cute egg will make anyone to eat breakfast. Make the breakfast table fun in the mornings.
To Make Egg Buddies You Will Need
- Dry, room-temperature hard boiled eggs*
- Adhesive wiggly eyes
- Yarn and/or pom poms
- Sharpie marker
- Egg pants or egg cups
- Glue Dots
*Hard Boiled Egg Tip:Â I have used an egg timer that you place into the water for the last 10 years or so and it is a complete lifesaver when you forget and look at the time when you put your eggs in the water!
Related: Easy Breakfast Idea for Kids: No Bake Breakfast Balls Recipe!
Animated Faces to Draw on Your Egg Buddies
Step 1
Use the Sharpie to draw faces on the eggs.
Step 2
We thought it was fun to experiment with drawing different feelings.
Step 3
Secure the wiggly eyes to the eggs.
Step 4
Stretch Glue Dots over the eggs where you wish to place yarn or pom poms.
Step 5
The wiggly eyes and Glue Dots don’t stick very well to cold eggs. Use dry, room temperature eggs for best results.
Step 6
Use yarn or pom poms to create “hair” for your Egg Buddies!
Step 7
My youngest son used black pom poms to make a mohawk on his “angry” egg!
Silly Simple Egg Craft for Kids
Egg Buddies are so silly and that’s why kids love them!
Psst…it has been easier to get them to eat eggs lately too!
For safety, don’t forget to remove all wiggly eyes, hair, and pom poms, or awesome animated egg friends stickers, before eating the eggs! Obviously, young children will need additional supervision with this and any food craft.
You could also use a rubber stamp and food coloring to make a face too.
Steps By SteP Pictures to Make Egg Buddies Craft
{Giggle} I just think these are so adorable!
Make Egg Buddies that Wear Egg Pants - Silly Breakfast Idea for Kids
If you're looking to bring fun to the breakfast table, try egg buddies! Egg Buddies make eating eggs very silly and way more fun!
Instructions
- Boil eggs until hard boiled, or soft boiled if preferred soft.
- Use the Sharpie to draw faces on the eggs.
- Secure the wiggly eyes to the eggs using stickers or glue.
- Stretch Glue Dots over the eggs where you wish to place yarn or pom poms.
- Use yarn or pom poms to create "hair" for your Egg Buddies!
Notes
The wiggly eyes and Glue Dots don't stick very well to cold eggs. Use dry, room temperature eggs for best results.
More Egg Fun From Kids Activities Blog
If you liked this idea, you may also enjoy these creative ideas for crafting with eggs of all sorts!
- See above for the example of simple and fun Easter egg art ideas!
- Make felt Easter Eggs!
- Squeeze egg experiment is really cool.
- Download & print these Easter egg coloring pages!
- Have some dinosaur egg oatmeal for breakfast.
- Have some fun with dinosaur surprise eggs!
- Need some Easter egg hunt ideas?
- Kids will have a ton of fun dying Easter eggs with these easy ideas.
- Did you know you can mail Easter eggs?
- And with all this egg fun, you will need a big selection of egg carton crafts!
We hope you love these eggbuddies! They’re so silly and fun.
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