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Dip Dyed Easter Eggs using Food Coloring

I am blown away by how many of you have read + pinned my Easter Egg post that I recently shared.  Over 100,000 so far and it’s only been a week & a half.  Since y’all loved my alternative idea for dying eggs, I have another fun + inexpensive + super easy way to create Easter Eggs that will give you a vibrant + unique result!

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

I was inspired to create these dip-dyed eggs when flipping through the pages of the recent All You magazine that I picked up while shopping at Target.

The magazine has so many creative ideas for Easter egg dying that there will be no reason to ever buy a box again…

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Can I just say, the gold decorated eggs are killer.  I didn’t have a chance to get to the store to buy gold leafing (which I will be doing soon though), so instead used what I had on-hand and chose to try the dip-dyed decorating idea.  Food Coloring… most everyone has that in the cabinets and eggs are a staple in our house.

Supplies Needed:

  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Boiling Water
  • Vinegar
  • Food Coloring
  • Paper Towels
  • Tongs or a Slotted Spoon

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

To start off…

1. Put the eggs in a pot and fill the pot with cold water so it covers the eggs about 1-2″.

2. Once the eggs come to a full boil, remove the pot from the stove and cover for 12 minutes (so they create a hard-boiled egg).

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

3. Carefully remove the eggs from the pot and let them stand for about 1-2 minutes (the eggs will be very hot, so be sure to use tongs when removing them from the pot).

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

4. Once cooled, it’s time to make the magic dying formula

For each color, you’ll need this mixture:

  • 1/2 cup of boiling water
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 25 drops of food coloring

and mix together.

Magic Formula for Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs using Food Coloring!

Now here comes the fun part…

Egg 1

For the first egg, I chose to use 2 different colors (blue & yellow) and dip 1/3 of each side into the colorful mix.

1. Dip 1/3 of the egg into color 1 (blue)

2. About 60 seconds later (longer to achieve a darker color), remove the egg from the dye.  Let it air dry for a few minutes, then pat it with a paper towel.

3. Flip it around and dip 1/3 of the other side into color 2 (yellow). 60 seconds later, take it out, and you’re done!

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!The result…

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Egg 2

For the second egg, I created an ombre style (color fading from light to dark) egg.

1. Dip the entire egg into a color (red) and immediately remove.  Pat with a paper towel.

2. With your fingers or tongs, hold 3/4 of the egg into the dye for about 30 seconds, then lift out slightly so 1/2 the egg is in the dye.  Hold in place for 60 seconds.

3. To finish the ombre look, hold 1/4 of the egg in the color for a few more minutes to get the darkest hue.

Ombre Easter Egg: Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Egg 3

To achieve a bold, deep color, I suggest using a few more drops of food coloring and leaving the egg in the dye for a few minutes.  I’ve tried this when using a box, and it never worked, but with the food coloring, I was able to get a really dark hue.  Take a look at these two…

  • This two-toned blue egg was created with a quick dip for one side, while the other was left in for about 5-7 minutes.

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

  • This intense red egg was completely submerged in the food coloring dye for about 5-7 minutes.

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

My little lady got involved in the process too…  It was fun. Not every egg turned out perfect, but that is the joy of it, right?!

I think our Easter eggs came out pretty good…

It was fun to mix colors, which then created new colors.  Some even created a plaid pattern.

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

They are so colorful and so much more vivacious than the results from a typical box you can buy.

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Want to save this project and/or pin it for later use?  Here’s a quick graphic to remember the steps…

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using food coloring to get vibrant + vivid Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Enjoy and Happy Easter Egg Decorating!

Want another great idea for egg decorating?  Try my melted crayon idea…

Decorating Eggs with Melted Crayons

Disclosure: This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group and All You Magazine, but as always all opinions are 100% my own. #pmedia #lifeforless http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV

Creating Colorful Easter Eggs with Melted Crayons

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

In just about a month, another Easter will be upon us.  Along with focusing on the importance of Easter, creating colorful eggs is often a tradition that many kids enjoy as the holiday approaches, mine included!  A basket filled with eggs of varying hues can make a gorgeous centerpiece and is the ideal reminder that Spring is on it’s way – I hope.

A new and unique alternative idea that you may want to try this year is to use crayons instead of the traditional food coloring or store-bought dye kits.  I have to tell you, the result will be unexpectedly awesome!  Have you ever felt that the traditional food coloring or dyes don’t create an intense enough color?  Yes, you can leave the eggs in the dye filled cup for hours, but what child wants to wait that long? Mine certainly don’t…  With the technique of using melted crayons, the color can be as bright (or subtle) as you’d like and the result is instant…

Here are the steps I took with my kids to create Colorful Easter Eggs Using Melted Crayons…

Supplies Needed:

  • Eggs (steps to hard boil the eggs are below)
  • A colorful collection of crayons

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!To start off…

1.Put the eggs in a pot and fill the pot with cold water so it covers the eggs about 1-2″.

2.Once the eggs come to a full boil, remove the pot from the stove and cover for 12 minutes (so they create a hard-boiled egg).

3.Carefully remove the eggs from the pot and let them stand for about 1-2 minutes (the eggs will be very hot, so be sure to use tongs when removing them from the pot).

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Here comes the fun part…

4. Using crayons, start drawing on your egg.  Be creative. Get the kids involved.  It’s a lot of fun to try different patterns and to mix the colors. For our eggs, I used one color as the base, then added another color on top.  I smudged in the background hue which gave a fun, swirly look.

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Because of the hot exterior of the egg, the crayon will melt on the egg’s surface.  Once your masterpiece is finished, gently place the egg into the original egg holder and place it into the refrigerator.  After a few minutes they will be cool and the decorated eggs can be handled and displayed as you’d like.

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

They’ll make a beautiful addition to any centerpiece – paired with other Easter decorations or simply on their own.

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Want to save it and/or pin it for later use?  Here’s a quick graphic to remember the steps…

Create colorful EASTER EGGS using Melted Crayons. It's easy to do + KIDS will LOVE it. Read the tutorial now or Pin for Later!

Enjoy and Happy Easter Egg Decorating!