{"id":1026,"date":"2022-07-15T13:29:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T13:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dadstuffsite.com\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2023-06-09T18:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:01:04","slug":"how-to-make-homemade-dragon-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dadstuffsite.com\/how-to-make-homemade-dragon-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Dragon Eggs (For Rainy Days, Parties, and Just Because)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Recently my oldest son and his friends have gotten super into dragons. They\u2019ve been reading the Wings of Fire<\/em> series by Tui T. Sutherland <\/a>(a great read for your kids by the way), and now all they talk about is dragons. I don\u2019t know if this is a larger cultural thing (I\u2019m too old to know what\u2019s relevant to kids these days) or just my son and his friends, but dragon-related things are in around here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So when the opportunity to find a dragon-related project comes up, I\u2019m all over it. What I found was a great rainy day activity making dragon eggs. While I\u2019m not super artsy (or arts-and-crafts-y) myself, this was an easy project to do and comes out looking pretty darn cool.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n To make a realistic dragon egg, cover a styrofoam egg with overlapping thumbtacks. You can decorate heads of the thumbtacks with spray paint, nail polish, or any kind of brush on paint.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Okay, this is the tedious part (actually, it\u2019s not too bad. I\u2019m just whining). First we need to set up the thumbtacks to paint them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Start by taking all of those thumbtacks and pin just the tip into the cardboard so they can stand up. You want to go just deep enough that they can stand on their own but not too deep that it\u2019s a pain to take out later. Make sure none of the heads touch. <\/p>\n\n\n Now it\u2019s time to paint. Really anything works, but I recommend using anything that will have some texture to the color. Some nail polish can have some sparkle or shimmer and is a little shiny (and comes with a brush you don\u2019t need to clean later), or you can get some cool textured spray paint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even a simple acrylic paint painted with a brush will do the job. You can give the paint job a little texture if you\u2019re a little heavy handed with your application (something I discovered when my youngest painted without too much\u2026 finesse).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re going to go with the acrylic paint, try mixing two colors, but only lightly mix them together. This will give a cool multicolor effect. <\/p>\n\n\n Consider sprinkling some glitter on top of the wet paint (if your soul allows you to use glitter). My youngest son was all about this. He wanted all the glitter.<\/p>\n\n\n Remember that these are dragon eggs, so think more \u201cfantastical\u201d. A simple even paint job with everything looking perfectly uniform is fine, but consider spicing it up. Use multi color, something with some sparkle to look a little metallic, whatever. Slight variation between each egg scale will look so much cooler (and we like things to be a bit extra around here). <\/p>\n\n\n You can also not paint them at all! If you’re happy with the finish of the original thumbtacks, then skip this step all together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This part is pretty straight forward; we\u2019re going to cover the whole foam egg with the painted thumbtacks. If you have a young child, then let them go to town. <\/p>\n\n\nMaterials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Paint the Dragon Egg Scales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Apply the Thumbtack Scales to Your Dragon Egg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n