Craft a Goose Egg Christmas Ornament

There's no reason to limit crafty holiday celebrations to school time! Classic classroom art projects easily transition into the home, allowing you to spend valuable—and educational—time with your child. This holiday goose egg ornament will add a festive kick to your Christmas tree this year while boosting your child's fine motor skills!

What You Need:

• Goose egg, drained and cleansed of its yolk
• Holiday-printed tissue paper
• 1 tbsp. white school glue
• 2 tbsp. lukewarm water
• Paintbrush
• Gold cord, glitter, buttons, or other embellishments (optional)
• Hot glue gun
• Ornament hanger (can be removed from a generic ornament)

What You Do:

1. Have your child mix the water and white glue together in a cup, stirring frequently to get a sticky, watery solution.
2. Help your child make cut-outs in holiday shapes from the tissue paper. Some shape ideas are: Christmas trees, ornaments, gifts, stars, etc. These shapes will form the design of your child's egg.
3. Ask your child to dip the paintbrush into the glue solution, and brush the area of the egg that he wishes to be decorated.
4. Gently place a cut-out over the sticky area, and have your child brush some more glue solution over the cut-out to ensure adhesion to the egg.
5. If your child so desires, he can sprinkle the design with glitter. Help him add any other desired embellishments using the hot glue gun. Allow the design on the egg to dry.
6. Using the hot glue gun, glue the ornament hanger to the top of the goose egg. Hold for a few minutes to ensure that it's secured in place.

Try making an array of these adorable ornaments with your child! Encourage him to use his imagination to experiment with different colors, designs, and decorations for a conglomeration of holiday cheer.