Make Star Wars painted Easter eggs – with wooden eggs!
Decorate Easter eggs with the faces of your favorite Star Wars characters. It’s hard to decide which one is my favorite!
This was a mom project, not a kid project, but honestly it was a nice relaxing break for me. I figured that if I was going to go to this much trouble, I would use wooden eggs and keep them from year to year.
You can find wooden eggs at most craft stores, or you can order them from Amazon. (affiliate link)
I made Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader, a Storm Trooper, C3PO, R2-D2, Han Solo, Princess Leia, an Ewok, and Chewbacca.
See more Star Wars Eggs here:
The Force Awakens Star Wars Eggs
The Mandalorian and the Child Star Wars Eggs
I found this metal tray at Hobby Lobby, and it’s perfect for displaying the eggs.
And of course, the boys also want to play with them!
I am going to spray them with some clear coat shellac to make them a little more durable for dueling.
The key to success for this project (well, besides a steady hand a some patience) is the right paintbrushes. I bought a high quality round detailing brush and a couple of small flat brushes. Cheap brushes are hard to control. The detailing brush was $6 at Hobby Lobby and the others were a similar price. They were SO worth it.
I used acrylic paint – the kind in the craft aisle for about $1.00-$1.50 per bottle.
I wanted to take more photos along the way, but it was hard to handle the camera with paint on my hands! I’ll go through each character and explain what I did.
Luke and Yoda
For Luke, I sketched out the design with pencil first.
Then I painted the flesh color on the face. I could still see the pencil face underneath, which was very helpful.
Then I painted the body color, and added a gray outline to the robe.
For the hair, the eyebrows and the outline of the hair are the color that came out of the bottle. I added white to lighten it for the hair.
Yoda was a little more tricky! I sketched out the face completely, even though I knew I wouldn’t be able to see it after I painted on the green. After painting the green layer, I actually could see a few pencil lines which did help me to get the face right. I added a little black to the face color to create an outlining color. (When darkening a color, it does not take much black to make it darker!)
I added a little bit of white hair to the back of Yoda’s head.
R2-D2 and C3PO
My first R2-D2 was a flop because I painted the body white and the head silver. The silver paint did NOT cover as well as the white, and the wood showed through! So then I started over and painted the whole body white.
Here’s a tip for drawing an even, straight line for his head. I cut a thin strip of paper and then trimmed it to the length of the distance from the top of the egg to the point where I wanted the line. I moved the strip around the egg, measuring the distance from the top of the egg to the line, and made several marks. Then all I needed to do was to connect each of the measured points with a line.
One the silver paint was dry, I drew on the details with a pencil before painting.
For C3PO, I looked online for clip art images of C3PO to decide how exactly to draw his face. This is the image I used – C3PO clip art (it’s the image that says “final step” on it), or feel free to copy my design.
Princess Leia and an Ewok
I used the LEGO Princess Leia as inspiration for the face, which worked quite well.
Like Luke and Han, the face color of paint didn’t completely cover the pencil drawing of the face, which was very helpful.
Here’s a view from the side.
Princess Leia’s hair and the Ewok’s fur are the same two colors of brown, just in reverse. Princess Leia’s hair is dark brown with reddish brown for the details. The Ewok has a reddish brown body with dark brown fur details.
I added a little black to the green to make the outline color for the Ewok’s hood.
Han Solo and Chewbacca
Han Solo is very similar to the design for Luke. For the faces on both, I looked at the LEGO minifigures for ideas. I didn’t want to attempt noses and make them look dumb – faces are hard to draw!
Chewbacca is not nearly as difficult as he looks. I started by painting the entire egg dark brown. Then I drew his face with a pencil. The bandolier is black, then silver rectangles, then brown for the strap details. I used the same color as Luke’s hair for his fur.
Darth Vader and Storm Trooper
These two were super easy at first – just start with a solid white egg and a solid black egg! But then I had to figure out the faces! Again, clip art to the rescue because it simplifies the details. I used this storm trooper. The one I used is on the fourth row down.
I’m not completely happy with how Darth Vader turned out. He’s a little tricky to paint on an egg!
Need eggs? Here is a package of 6 2.5 inch wooden eggs on Amazon.
Have fun crafting!
18 Comments
Leigh Mar 2, 2016
Absolutely fantastic! Sometimes I love a good mom-project!!
Sarah Mar 3, 2016
Thank you!
Sheila @ BrainPowerBoy Mar 2, 2016
These are super! I can't wait to show my son. We love Star Wars.
Hard to choose a favorite one as they are all very neat but Chewbacca is my fav. You did an awesome job on them. :)
Sarah Mar 3, 2016
Thank you! We keep discussing favorites as well. Hard to choose!
Lisa @ This Pilgrim Life Mar 3, 2016
Super cute Sarah!
Sarah Mar 3, 2016
Thanks!
Cindy Mar 3, 2016
Love these! What kind of paint did you use?
Sarah Mar 3, 2016
Oh! I should have said that! I used acrylic paint - the kind in the craft aisle at Michael's in little bottles that are about $1.00 each.
Michelle Mar 15, 2016
Are the eggs still edible if using acrylic paints? Seems like a silly question
Sarah Mar 16, 2016
Well, I used wooden eggs, so I wasn't thinking about eating them. Hmmm... I'm not sure whether acrylic paint would go through the egg shell or not!
Kaly Mar 5, 2016
These are fantastic!! A lot of work, but so worth it!
A tip you may not have thought about for getting straight lines (especially on R2D2) - you can use rubber bands. Stretch them around the egg, then paint your line right next to the rubber band. Or use two bands close together and paint in between them, then you get straight line on top and bottom. Allow to dry and pull off. Voila! Perfectly straight line!
Beth Mar 6, 2016
Do you sell these? I have zero painting skills but would love for my boys to have them. . .
Molly Mar 14, 2016
Seriously fantastic! LOVE these, my boys would flip out :)
Kim Mar 15, 2016
I made a Star Wars clothespin people nativity for my brother for Christmas and it was a hit. I just may have to do some Easter eggs for him, too. Awesome job!
Michelle Mar 16, 2016
How much would you charge to do the set and mail it to me? I love this!!!
Sarah Mar 16, 2016
Ha ha, my husband suggested that I should sell them on etsy! Unfortunately, I have no time for a project like that. Maybe some day... :-)
Pris Mar 17, 2016
What a fantastic craft! I am in the process of making these for Easter for my little guys! Would love to see more eggs if you add to your Star Wars collection! Absolutely brilliant!
Susan Mar 26, 2016
Thank you for this fabulous idea, just spent all weekend painting these for my kids. The only one I added was BB-8. =) Thank you for sharing!
Carla St.Germain Jan 12, 2017
Kudo's! You did an amazing job! Well done, and thanks for sharing!
Kathy Jan 17, 2017
Thank you for this great tutorial! I modified it for rocks instead of eggs, and am donating them to an auction to support a local elementary school! Not sure if you've heard of painted rocks? People of all ages and abilities paint rocks to place/hide for strangers to find, bringing a smile to the finder...a sort of Random Act of Kindness. ?
Chris May 26, 2017
Haha, those are amazing. I love the evil look on the stormtrooper :)
going to try this with my little girl, although with her patience im sure they'll look like they've been in battle by the time they're finished
joyce winton Jan 25, 2021
It would be great if you could create templates and sell the templates - my painting skills are paint-by-#
Christine Mar 21, 2021
These are so great! I just made 3 dozen of them for my nephews. I added Boba Fett and the death star. It took me a looong time to make them but it was worth it. Thanks for the instructions and for sharing!!
Cathy Mar 28, 2021
Still can’t believe how amazing you are. My other personal addiction: Star Wars music on the piano!
Actually I want to complement you on the Easter egg lego ideas. If I could figure out how to add a photo here I would send my 4 creations.
Julie @ So Dang Fun Apr 6, 2021
These are awesome! My kids would go nuts over these. I especially like the little smirk on Han and the Ewok is adorable. Thank you for sharing Sarah!
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