Dying Easter eggs is one of those childhood past times that so vividly live in my mind’s eye. It was always such a fun craft that we did as a family. When I look back on those memories as a child, I don’t remember the mess. But now, as a mother, I very clearly know it and secretly dread it. With my boys, JJ (age 6) and Westyn (age 4) it is always a toss up as to how it will go. Inevitably there will be a spilled cup of food coloring mixed with vinegar. My worst nightmare as I watch it roll down my white cabinets. Through the years I have explored a few different Egg Dying approaches and have rounded them up for you here. Mess factor included! Follow me on Instagram this week to review all these approaches and our creations. I would love to see your Easter egg creations! Tag me on Instagram @sweet_nikki_babes!
Egg Dying Kit:
What you need: go to any Target (that is where we got ours), food store, or pharmacy, you will likely find these prepackaged egg dying kits. The cost factor is low on these and they are highly convenient since you pretty much have everything you need right in the package.
Fun factor: Low. The wait time on each egg is a few minutes, my kids lose interest fairly quickly.
Mess factor: Medium. At least with my kids, since the chance of knocking over a cup is pretty high!
Color: the color saturation on these is pretty high since you can leave the eggs in there for as long as you want. The longer you leave them, the brighter the color.
Shake Method:
What you need: Ziploc bags, Food coloring, Eggs, Spoon, Rice
How to do it:
Pour about a cup of rice in the ziploc bag
Add 7-10 drops of food coloring. Stir it with a spoon.
Put the egg inside and let the kids toss and shake!
Take out and let dry.
Fun factor: High. This is instant gratification and a hands, interactive on activity! My boys really enjoyed shaking the eggs!
Mess factor: Low. Since everything stays in a ziploc bag the mess factor is low (as long as the bag is fully closed). Clean up is super easy too! It all goes in the trash when you are done!
Color: The color varies since the rice carries the color on the grains and then “speckles” the eggs. These give a more unique finish than the traditional method. The one down fall is that its a little harder to mix the colors since the food color combinations dictate the color you get.
Tie Dye Eggs:
What you need: Foam shaving cream, disposable tin, food coloring, gloves (emphasis on the gloves)
How to do it:
Spray shaving cream (the foam type) into a muffin tin.
Place several drops of food coloring into the tin.
Coat the eggs.
Allow to sit for 15 minutes for most color saturation.
Remove eggs and rinse with cold water.
Fun factor: High. My kids really enjoyed getting messy!
Mess factor: Very High! It was very difficult to contain the mess. While the disposable tin helped, the mess was inevitable since my kids really wanted to play with the foam. We also had dropped our spoons in the tin so we had to dig for them . Gloves are recommended!
Color: Unique and varying in intensity. They are the prettiest eggs we have ever done. The more food coloring the stronger the color, but this also ups the mess factor.
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