Dragon eggs are a simple craft that can work well as an element of magical décor during a program or as an easy take home or in-person craft program. In preparation for our annual Wizards & Wands Festival, library staff are taking home baskets of egg-making supplies to craft some new décor pieces during their work from home hours.
While we are using these as decor for a large library event, this could be turned into a fun craft program for all ages. Cost will vary based on egg size (as will time needed to complete the craft), but the final product is quite pretty and a lot of fun for fantasy fans.
Dragon Egg Craft Supplies:
- Eggs: We’ve used a variety of different sized eggs. The largest eggs are best statement pieces, but those are a bit costly for a public craft program where you might be buying supplies per person (and they are also more time consuming to create).
- FloraCraft CraftFōM Egg 3.8 Inch x 5.6 Inch White (about 800 thumbtacks each)
- Crafare 3.15 Inch 15pcs White Craft Styrofoam Eggs Smooth for Spring Easter Christmas Holiday Crafts Making Handmade DIY Painting School Projects (about 300 thumbtacks each)
- Crafare 40pc 2.75 Inch White Craft Styrofoam Eggs Smooth for Easter Christmas Halloween Holiday Crafts Making Handmade DIY Painting School Projects (about 150 thumbtacks each)
- FloraCraft CraftFōM Egg 3.8 Inch x 5.6 Inch White (about 800 thumbtacks each)
- Thumbtacks: Expect some thumbtacks in each pack to be broken, but the majority will work great.
Dragon Egg Craft Instructions:
Start in the center of the bottom of the egg. Push thumbtack in firmly.
Create a ring of thumbtacks around the one you first placed. Make sure they overlap slightly, so that no Styrofoam shows, but they don’t need to overlap a lot—you have a limited number of thumbtacks.
Continue around and around the egg until it is entirely covered.
Optional: After egg is covered with thumbtacks, use spray paint to create a shiny colorful sheen!
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Hi! I was wondering how many thumbtacks are needed for each 2.75 inch egg? The blog seems to say 150 but that seems like a lot! Is this accurate? Thanks!
Hi Christina! It has been a while since I made one of these, but it is definitely a lot more thumbtacks then you think. Larger eggs (6″-8″) easily took 800-1200 thumbtacks each (I remember how many packs I went through. 150-200 would be a safe bet for a small egg. Thanks for stopping by!