How to Hang Plastic Easter Eggs Outside
What do you use to hang plastic Easter eggs outside?
If you're trying to find out what type of string to use to hang plastic Easter eggs outside, then hopefully this will help. So I decided to decorate for Easter outside of my home this year and wanted to know what type of string you use to hang plastic Easter eggs with, because there's a few places I want to place them.
I bought three big bags of these things and have over 160 plastic Easter eggs to disburse, lol, so I wanted to make sure they're not going to go flying down the road when they catch a good wind.
Would be just my luck - so I'm thinking ahead!! After a little bit of research and not a whole lot of information out there about this topic, I decided to go with "floss." When I read about floss, I thought to myself, "Hmm, seems like it might be strong enough."
And, yup, it is! I realized just how strong it was when I began to attach the floss to the eggs and tie it. Not only is it strong, but it's also easy to cut and easy to fit through the eggs ready-made holes. Yes, I bought the eggs with the ready-made holes. I was not up for poking holes in these things. I'm not that crafty! Hanging them up is work enough. 😂
When I decided to do this, my first thought was to use "thread," but for some reason I doubted the strength of the thread. I also imagined my frustration trying to fit fraying thread ends through tiny egg holes - eh, eh, so not happening. I didn't see anything about using thread in my search anyway, so I decided not to use thread as to save myself some stress later when they go flying down the street and I have to pick them all up.
And, yup, it is! I realized just how strong it was when I began to attach the floss to the eggs and tie it. Not only is it strong, but it's also easy to cut and easy to fit through the eggs ready-made holes. Yes, I bought the eggs with the ready-made holes. I was not up for poking holes in these things. I'm not that crafty! Hanging them up is work enough. 😂
When I decided to do this, my first thought was to use "thread," but for some reason I doubted the strength of the thread. I also imagined my frustration trying to fit fraying thread ends through tiny egg holes - eh, eh, so not happening. I didn't see anything about using thread in my search anyway, so I decided not to use thread as to save myself some stress later when they go flying down the street and I have to pick them all up.
Attaching the String to the Plastic Easter Eggs
This is the fun part, not. Especially if you have a lot of eggs, this is so not fun, lol! But it's fun later when you get to hang them and see how cute they look outside of your home! So I was game to do this and I got 'er done. Okay, cutting the floss is easy because the little floss container has it's own cutter mechanism 😂 as we all know.
This little mechanism slices the floss string perfectly so you have no frayed or strayed string edges to slide through the mini egg holes. We have ourselves a win, win situation here. But if you have a lot of eggs, it's time consuming at most, so be ready to set aside some time to do this. If you have a lot of eggs, you should allow maybe an hour or so.
This little mechanism slices the floss string perfectly so you have no frayed or strayed string edges to slide through the mini egg holes. We have ourselves a win, win situation here. But if you have a lot of eggs, it's time consuming at most, so be ready to set aside some time to do this. If you have a lot of eggs, you should allow maybe an hour or so.
Slide the string through the holes and tie a knot. Tie the knot close to the edges of the string to give yourself room to hang the string outdoors or indoors, and you may also wish to leave some string ahead of the knot if you would rather tie the string onto any small tree branches, etc. See below for an example of what I mean:
Other types of string to hang Easter eggs with include:
- Fishing Line - Its strength abilities are tied with floss.
- Yarn - Eh, probably more for indoors, but you never know! It's also probably a pain in the neck to fit through the little holes in the egg.
- Thread - Could work outdoors, but I don't know if I would trust it.
The type of string that you use to hang plastic Easter eggs with will depend upon your personal preference and use of the eggs. If you're hanging them outdoors you want something strong and durable. Something that will not send the eggs flying down the street. If you're hanging them indoors you also want something strong so they don't come apart, but strength isn't as important. And last but not least you want something that's easy to use! Have fun and have a Happy Easter!!
P.S. Check out Part 2 for a new idea.
With Love,
Carmen
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