Nest from Jerri and forced branches

Blown Eggs for the nest

Last fall we had a storm come through and knock a nest down from the top of our Bradford Pear tree. We snatched it up and brought it in the house to save. What a treasure! It made a great lesson for the kids. How often can you really study a bird's nest up close like that?


So, anyway, with Easter approaching, I had planned to prepare some eggs for dying and decorating.

We poked our holes in them. I tried to use a tooth pick, but that didn't work, so I used the tiny tip of my paring knife. If you know me, you'll be relieved to know my fingers are still all intact. :-)


Then I held it gently and blew the insides out, into a pan. Yep, the kids had
eggs shortly after this craft.

I put two of the undecorated eggs in my bird's nest, for decoration.

The rest will be painted and paper-crafted.