Discover a New Easter Tradition Without Hen’s Eggs 27 March 2025 Discover a New Easter Tradition Without Hen’s Eggs The association of a hen’s egg with Easter and Spring survives ironically in the annual children’s Easter Egg Hunt, for the origin of this ritual has been largely forgotten. Traditionally, the finding of eggs was identified with the finding of riches. Today’s children hunt for eggs that were laid by a hen imprisoned in a mechanized building, most likely in a wire cage. You can have all the pleasure and surprise of a Spring Celebration and Easter Egg Hunt without supporting this unnatural and inhumane cruelty. Most of the supplies listed here can be found at any large craft store. Some are stocked only around Easter. By checking yearly you can gather an assortment of Easter decorations to be used again and again. Yarn Wrapped Easter Egg Craft Ideas for Replacing Hen Eggs Craft stores offer a variety of “eggs” such as plastic, paper mache, wood, even glass. For young children and a fun party, use plastic eggs and colorful stickers appropriate for Easter. Card shops, fabric shops, even supermarkets, carry fake eggs and Easter decorations. Children can put stickers on these eggs, which can be hidden as is, or small trinkets or other treats can be placed inside. More artistic eggs can be created using paper mache, wooden or glass eggs. Most wooden and paper mache eggs are brown so you may want to paint them with a coat of white paint. (Tempera or craft store paint works fine.) After painting the eggs white, they can be further decorated with paints. There are all kinds of paint ranging from poster paints to t-shirt paints, which puff up when used. Fabric scraps, fake stones, and glitter can be glued on, and colorful pictures can be cut out and pasted on the eggs. Children as young as 2 enjoy painting, gluing, and pasting on glitter. As you look around the craft shop notice all the different “eggs” you can display, "hunt,” and give as gifts. Parents can choose to save 1 or 2 eggs their children decorate each year. You can't do that with hens' eggs. More fun ideas: 1. 3D Paper Egg Ornaments 2. Tin Foil Easter Egg Art 3. Yarn Wrapped Easter Egg Craft 4. Alien Easter Eggs - Easy Easter Craft for Kids 5. Squeegee Paint Easter Egg Art 6. Tissue Paper Plate Chick 7. Splattered Egg Garland 8. How to Make Easy and Fun Tissue Paper Eggs 9. DIY Easter Treat Bags Craft for Kids Celebrate Easter with Vegan Easter Sugar Cookies Instead of decorating Easter eggs, create Easter Sugar Cookies. Make sugar cookies in egg-shaped ovals, and have the kids help decorate them in spring colors. Instead of hiding eggs, break the frosted cookies into thirds as puzzle parts, and have the kids assemble the cookie puzzles. Photo by Liqin Cao View Recipe To learn more about the details of the development and hatching process of a chick, please read Birth of a Baby Chicken: An Easter Story by Karen Davis, PhD. To explore the traditional symbolism of hens and eggs during Easter and contrast it with modern poultry farming practices, please read The “Easter” Chick – A Lost Soul by Karen Davis, PhD. And if your school is planning to hatch chicks this year, please share our Alternatives to School Hatching Projects booklet with the teacher, school principal, school superintendent & parents: Photo by Davida G. Breier United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl. Don't just switch from beef to chicken. Go Vegan. www.UPC-online.org View this article online United Poultry Concerns | PO Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!