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Learn how to unbox and play with surprise eggs. And in case you don't have one and want to make it yourself, here is how to make one:
How To Make Homemade Giant Surprise Eggs with Surprise Toys. This is our DIY Huge Easter Egg Surprise Pinata Craft video. This is for parents who want to make a giant egg surprise for their children. Kids have been huge fans of kinder eggs, suprise eggs, surprise toys, and now big egg surprise videos. Now you can make one too using paper mache. This activity is great to do with your kids. You can do it for any occasion or prepare one for a birthday or as a summer activity.
Sugar eggs can be decorative or edible treats to make at Easter. This article looks at making three styles of sugar based eggs: the more complex decorative fondant types and also some edible styles of sugar eggs.
Decide on how you wish to decorate the egg. Some decorative styles will require additional sculpting tools. If so, these tools are very similar to clay sculpting tools, but are made of food-safe plastic. They can be purchased from the cake decorating supplier as well.
Prepare the workspace. Your tools, hands and surfaces should be spotless to prevent dust from contaminating the fondant, as any marks will make it appear dirty.
To make a simple fondant egg, take the fondant and roll it out to 5mm (0.19") thick. This thickness should be consistent across the fondant that will be used for the Easter egg.
If you wish to color the fondant, either buy it colored or knead food coloring into the fondant until the color is consistent throughout it. For rich colors, look for color pastes rather than liquid types, as too much liquid will make the fondant too soft to form the egg shape. Read "How to Color Fondant" for more information.
Prepare the Easter egg molds. Clean and thoroughly dry the egg mold and gently dust it with a tiny amount of cornflour to prevent sticking.
Press the fondant gently into the Easter egg molds. Trim the edges so they are as neat and flat as possible. In practice, this is just like lining a pie tray with pastry. Repeat for each Easter egg being made –- two halves for each whole sugar egg; the amount will depend on your mold size.
Allow the eggs to dry until completely set. Tap the sides gently and listen to the sound it makes -- if it sounds hollow or like ceramic then it is sufficiently dried.
Once dried, the egg half should tip out easily. If it sticks, it's not fully dried yet, so give it a little more time. Humidity should be avoided.
Place the two halves together to check for a good fit. Hold the halves together and look for any large gaps or rough areas. Don't worry too much about the smaller gaps, as most can be filled with royal icing, but large gaps over 5mm (0.19") will be much harder to disguise (see tips section).
Glue the two sides using royal icing. Place the royal icing into a piping bag. Pipe right around the edge of each egg half, removing anything the dribbles off the edge. Then, press the egg halves together gently and remove excess icing that oozes out.
Decorate the sugar eggs. When dry, pipe small decorative shells or small balls evenly across the seal to disguise it
At this stage, the eggs are finished as a simple decoration. If you wish to decorate them further, allow them to fully dry for another 24 hours, then try some of the following suggestions:
Pipe words or a picture onto the eggs.
Using a very clean small drill, carve a "window" hole or pattern into the dried fondant.
Paint using food coloring. Liquids resemble watercolors and pastes resemble oil/acrylic paints.
Using a glue made of icing thinned with a little water or pasteurized egg white (it should reach a thin, paste-like consistency), decoupage a photo or paper on. Small paper cake decorations featuring chicks, bunnies, spring themes, etc., are all ideal. As this can add to the drying time it's better to make these eggs well in advance.
Use ribbons or other decorative add-ons.
