Watercolor Eggs: For a More Creative Dyeing Experience

Hope everyone had a good St. Paddy’s Day, now it’s time for Easter – it’s so early this year! Kaley’s here sharing an awesome idea on how to make egg dying more fun for the littles. I’ll definitely be trying this with S and C for Easter. In fact, boiled eggs have become a daily snack around here ever since New Year, New Rules so this might become a regular art activity for us.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Speaking of Easter – how do you all hunt? Do you prefer a small backyard gathering or do you brave one of the public spectacles (fun but chaotic!)?

If you have a toddler or young child, simply dropping eggs into dye and waiting a few minutes until they are ready to be taken out may not be engaging enough to keep their interest. This was definitely the case with my 3 year old when we were making our Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs.

She couldn’t understand why we didn’t get to actually color the eggs, and for her it seemed like an eternity waiting to take the eggs out of the dye. So we made another round of colored eggs, but this time she painted them with watercolors made of food colors and vinegar. She had so much fun, and after 2 dozen eggs she was still begging to paint more.

You will need:

hard boiled eggs
food colors
white vinegar
a paintbrush
small bowls or jars

1. Mix a few drops of food coloring with 2-3 Tablespoons of water in a small bowl or jar, until you get to your desired color. Add a teaspoon of vinegar to each bowl or jar.

2. Use a small paintbrush to paint the eggs with the watercolors.

3. Place the painted eggs into the carton to dry.

4. Admire your beautiful, colorful eggs.

The food coloring may stain your skin, so if blue fingertips bother you, you can paint the eggs while they are still in the carton. If you don’t mind scrubbing little fingers a bit, try holding the eggs and rotating them as the paint drips.

Not only is painting the eggs a more interactive, fun activity for your little ones, as opposed to simply dropping them in the dye and waiting, but you will love the watercolor effect on your beautifully colored eggs.