{"id":26537,"date":"2013-03-31T07:55:47","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T14:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=26537"},"modified":"2013-03-31T07:59:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T14:59:05","slug":"make-maracas-from-easter-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2013\/03\/make-maracas-from-easter-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Maracas from Easter Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26538\" alt=\"how to make music shakers from plastic eggs\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/a11-680x444-580x378.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once Easter is done and the candy is gone, what do you do with the leftover eggs? Some people will simply put them away to save until next year. Making maracas, on the other hand sounds like a lot more fun!\u00a0Dana from\u00a0<strong>Made<\/strong> shows you how to make your own colorful maracas from leftover\u00a0Easter\u00a0eggs and plastic spoons.<!--more--> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.danamadeit.com\/2012\/04\/tutorial-easter-egg-maracas-for-cinco-de-mayo.html#\">how to make Easter egg maracas<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Easter eggs, on hand<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Plastic spoons, on hand or $1<\/li>\n<li>Popcorn kernels, on hand or $1 and up<\/li>\n<li>Tape, on hand or $1 and up<\/li>\n<li>Markers, on hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: Free and up<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once Easter is done and the candy is gone, what do you do with the leftover eggs? Some people will simply put them away to save until next year. 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