How to Tile a Big Green Egg

Making a tiled big green egg is a fun project that the adults and kids can make a spectacular centerpiece for the family Easter party and Easter egg hunt. The materials are inexpensive or you can find them around the house.  Let the creative side of you go with this unique Easter centerpiece.

1. Choose a flat work surface.


2. Spread a plastic drop cloth to work on.


3. Tear a newspaper into strips.  Have a few days of newspapers ready to tear so that you have enough strips to cover the balloon.


4. Make a large bucket of paper mache paste. There are many recipes available on the Internet. Below are a few ideas.
   
   
   
   
   • Paper Mache Recipe 1:
     Mix 1/2 part white glue and 1/2 part water in a large bucket.
   
   
   • Paper Mache Recipe 2:
     Mix one part flour and two parts water in a large bucket.
   
   
   • Paper Mache Recipe 3:
     Ingredients: One cup flour, 1/4 cup resin powder, four cups water.  Procedure:  Bring three cups of water to a boil.  While you are waiting for the water to boil, mix flour and resin. Stir flour and resin mixture in one cup very warm water.  Mix until no clumps remain.  Mix paste into three cups of hot water.  Heat for two or three minutes until clear.  Remove from heat.
   
   
   
   


5. Blow up a large balloon.  Tie off the end so no air leaks out. Be careful not to pop the balloon while you are covering it with paper mache.


6. Dip one newspaper strip at a time into the paper mache paste.  Remove excess by running your thumb and index finger on either side of the newspaper.


7. Place the paper mache glue coated newspaper strip smoothly on the balloon until completely covered.  NO balloon should be showing.


8. Add a second layer of paper mache glue coated newspaper strips.


9. Add a third layer of paper mache glue coated newspaper strips.  The balloon should have three layers of paper mache glue coated newspaper strips.


10. Allow the newspaper coated balloon to completely dry.


11. Paint the dry paper mache egg with green craft paint.


12. Dot the tile with ceramic glue and place on the painted green paper mache egg. Repeat until you have completely covered the egg with a creative tile pattern.