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White Crayon Resist Eggs

White crayon resist art is a pretty simple classic but it's one of my children's favorites. We actually do repeat versions of basic crafts a lot. The familiarity helps build my children's confidence in their artistic creative. They also require little prep from me so they are very low stress. 


Our Supplies: white construction paper, white wax crayon, and dot markers - you could also use watercolors or even food coloring. 


Step #1: use the white crayon to draw a picture on the paper - it helps to press hard. For these eggs we drew free hand and used some stencils. 


Step 2: go over over crayon art with dot markers




And that's it! Three supplies and two steps - a perfect craft for young children! 

our finished eggs! 

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  1. UnknownMarch 28, 2013 at 10:08 PM

    I love how you used the Dot Markers making for so much less mess than water colors! Definitely going to try this out!! :)

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  2. AngelaMarch 29, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    Love the bunny eggs!

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  3. ChelseaApril 1, 2013 at 12:18 PM

    Alea would LOOOOVE this! I've got to get my hand on some of those dot markers!

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