How to Make Easter Eggs

It wouldn’t be Easter without dyeing eggs, right? Coloring easter eggs is one of the oldest holiday traditions and one that has remained a common today. Many people use egg dyeing kits from the grocery store, but you can also make your own. How to dye easter eggs invloves mixing the dye and dipping your eggs in the paint for a couple minutes. Adding a few new methods and materials can add to the fun, so spruce up your eggs by trying some of the following ideas this year.

• Dye-ving Dudes: Dunking your eggs looks official when they’re dressed in scuba gear. See this cute idea on Disney Family Fun.
• Rubber Band Design: Wrap your egg with a rubber band twice around, then paint the egg for a fun design.
• Melted Crayon Eggs: Draw on your eggs when they’re fresh out of the boiler for a melted look. For added fun, grate some crayon to sprinkle on for a speckled look.
• Stencil Stickers: Apply fun shaped stickers to your egg, such as a heart, circle or star. Dye the egg then let it dry before removing the sticker(s) for a stencil effect.
• Tye-Dye Eggs: Put several eggs in a colander, then drizzle yellow food coloring over eggs. Gently shake the colander to spread the color. Repeat with 2-3 more colors and let dry. Lightly rinse the eggs in water and let dry on paper towel.
• Aluminum Foil Technique: Cut out a piece of aluminum foil large enough to cover your egg. Crumple the foil then smooth it out a bit. Apply acrylic paint then wrap around your egg. Let your egg dry and repeat with other colors as desired for a spotted look.
• Thumbprints Technique: Pour a small amount of acrylic paint on a paper plate. Dip your thumb in the paint then apply your print to the egg. Allow to dry and add detail with a fine-pointed permanent marker. For example, you could make the print into a face, chick, pig, flower, etc.
• Tissue paper Technique: Cut out shapes in art tissue paper (found at craft stores) to apply to your egg. Dab a damp piece of paper towel over the egg to transfer the color of the art tissue paper to the egg for a picture or layered effect.
• Marbleized Eggs: Stir 1T vegetable oil into a cup of egg dye. Promptly dip the egg into the dye. Allow to dry and repeat as desired to add more colors.
• Lace Eggs: For a delicate look, wrap pieces of lace trimmings around your egg and secure with rubber bands. Dye the egg and remove lace for a beautiful design.

Note: Always boil the eggs before dyeing. How to boil eggs: Put the raw eggs in the pot and fill with water (about one inch higher than the eggs). Cook over medium heat until the water boils. Turn to low and continue to cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the eggs with a large spoon to cool.