Yarn Eggs

We tried to make yarn eggs last year and we did not succeed.  It has bothered me all year; I know that is weird, but it's the truth.  So, we tried again this week.  I think our problem last year was that we diluted the glue too much because the yarn didn't really stick together and we ended up with a big glob of sticky yarn. 

This is what we did this year.

I blew up balloons for C and R and gave them each about twenty-four twelve inch pieces of yarn.  Then I put quite a bit of Elmer's glue in a bowl and added about a tsp of water just to make it easier to use.

C and R dipped the yarn in the glue and then wrapped the pieces around the balloons, overlapping the pieces as they worked.  I have to be honest and tell you that R did a little more than half of the yarn wrapping before she asked me to help her, and C did even less.  I was okay with helping them finish this.  It's not really something you can go back to later, and we all wanted to complete the craft.

I hung the yarn covered balloons over our craft sink to dry overnight.

In the morning,  C and R popped the balloons and we carefully pulled them out of the dry yarn eggs.

Then we had to reshape the yarn a tiny bit to make nice egg shapes because some of the yarn pieces collapsed a bit after we popped the balloons.

We hung the yarn eggs in the window.  Success feels good.  I can rest easy now!  Plus, these look really pretty!