LEGO Star Wars Easter Egg Decorating Guide

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out was just arrived on DVD March 26, 2013 and now you can have some fun this Easter in celebration of its release!

Easter is almost here and it's always fun to decorate eggs, and make them unique!  How about decorating them - Star Wars style!!  Get creative and follow this step-by-step guide so you can re-create your favourite LEGO Star Wars characters!  Have fun!!  

STEP #1 Hard boil your eggs 

To save a lot of mess and wasted time make sure you hard boil your eggs before decorating them.  Be sure to check out my fool-proof Hard Boiled Egg Recipe so you can make perfect hard boiled eggs every time!

STEP #2 Choose your characters

There are plenty of Star Wars characters to choose from, favourites of ours include Yoda, C-3PO, Darth Vader, R2-D2 and Darth Maul.

STEP #3 Prepare your paint and colors

To decorate your LEGO Star Wars inspired eggs it is best use either poster or acrylic paint and to use the right colors for each character. Here is a helpful color guide for you:

Darth Maul: black, red, white Yoda: green Darth VADAR: black, grey

Stormtrooper: white, black C-3PO: yellow, gold, white R2-D2: blue, white, black

STEP #4 Prepare your brushes 

Eggs are pretty small so it is best to use very small brushes for your eggs. For the really detailed ones like R2-D2 a felt-tip pen is advised.

STEP #5 Use a pencil first

Some of you more experienced decorators may want to dive straight in but if you are unsure of your artistic ability then use a pencil to trace where your paint will go before you begin with the brush.

STEP #6 Start decorating – take your time

You are now ready to get going. Don’t rush straight in, take your time and make sure that each colour is dry before you add any extra details

STEP #7 Coat your egg with glue

To protect the paint and give a cool shine to your egg you can coat your themed Easter egg with PVC glue. 

STEP #8 Don’t stop at one

So you’ve now got a kick-ass LEGO Star Wars inspired Easter egg character, but why stop there? Don’t let your character get lonely, make a whole bunch and begin re-creating your favorite scenes. 

STEP #9 Make your eggs 3D

To make your LEGO Star Wars inspired Easter eggs even better why not add extras to each character. Maybe you could add some cotton wool to make Yoda’s white hair, or some coloured Play-Doh as Darth Maul’s horns. 

STEP #10 Show off your LEGO Star Wars inspired Easter eggs

You now have an awesome set of LEGO Star Wars inspired Easter eggs to show-off to all your friends. If you want you can even share this guide with them as well, so you can compare your LEGO Star Wars-inspired creations.