DIY Oversized Easter Egg Wreath

Want to make your own Easter wreath this year. Here is how to make a DIY Oversized Easter Egg Wreath!

I have been having so much fun lately decorating our home for all of the holidays!

It's not something that I have really done before - but man my kids love it and right now I am trying to soak up every drop of childhood magic that I can.

One area that I love to decorate seasonally is our fireplace. And one of the easiest ways to make a statement there is with a wreath.

But a regular sized wreath won't do in this spot. It just looks... dinky.

And oversized wreaths are $$$$. So you know I had to make my own!

How to make an Oversized Easter Egg Wreath

Here's how easy it is to make this huge wreath!

Supplies needed:

• Hula Hoop
• 2 Pool Noodles
• Knife - utility knife or other sharp knife
• Hot glue (lots)
• About 200 plastic Easter eggs
• 2 zip ties - or other strong loop to hang with

Note: Walmart is BY FAR the cheapest place to get pool noodles - under $1 each. They are only available seasonally, though!

Steps to make:

STEP 1: Prep the hoop

The base of this wreath is a hula hoop, but the hoop itself is too thin to glue eggs to. So, you are going to wrap it with pool noodles.

Pool noodles have a hollow center sizzed perfectly for a hula hoop!

To get in there, you will need to cut a slit lengthwise along one pool noodle. Then, slide it right onto the hoop.

Repeat with the second noodle. Note: it will be too long and you will need to trim some length. I cut off about 9 inches of noodle!

STEP 2: Prep the eggs

Prep your plastic eggs by assembling them if needed.

Also take a minute to decide if you want a color pattern or just to do random.

I tried to do a rainbow ombre, but quickly realized that the inside circle and the outer circle of the hoop had different circumferences, and because of this, my pattern was getting off.

So, I decided to just go for a random look.

STEP 3: Add the Hanger

Now, I did this last but retrospectively, it should have been done first - it was very hard to get on around the eggs!

Add a hanger to your hoop. I added a zip tie fully around the noodle and then added a second zip tie making a loop hanging off of that zip tie. Trim excess.

STEP 4: Add the eggs

Now is time to add your eggs! You are going to attach them to the pool noodle using hot glue.

Note - don't touch your hot glue tip to the noodle or it will melt the foam. Yikes!

I started by doing a loop of eggs on the inner and outer sides of the hoop.

Then, fill in. I did 2 rows on top of the hoop, then finished with 1 final loop over those 2 rows.

This made it very full and so you don't see much if any noodle through the gaps in the eggs.

I highly recommend that you make sure all of the eggs are pointed the same direction. This gives a much more uniform look.

Let dry flat on a table for at least one hour so the glue is very dry and the eggs are very secure.

STEP 5: Hang and enjoy!

Hang from your hanger on a nail or hook. Enjoy!

I hung ours over the fireplace - I am so glad I got over my fear of putting a nail in this fireplace last year, hahaha. It's so much easier to hang things now!

I love how it pairs with my Easter egg garland and bunnies! So fun and festive for Easter!

What are you crafting this Easter?