This is a post redux from five years ago.
Every year it’s the same thing, “When are we going to color Easter eggs?” As soon as I bring home the kit, it’s an endless quest by the kids to wear me down and give in. Yesterday was the day, egg coloring day. I decided to get crafty this year and try using food coloring instead of my beloved Paas. I was quite impressed with the results. (The color of the egg, not the doneness…whole other nightmare).
Let’s begin.
First of all, I have the worst time hard boiling eggs (9 and a half times out of 10 they come out awful), so I tried baking some of them. They came out WAY better than the boiled ones. They did come out with some mystery shmutz (of course they did why would they come out the right way), but it wiped off and they get colored and peeled off, so I didn’t care.
I gathered my supplies and got ready.
Not using a store bought kit, I didn’t have the nifty pop out circle doohickeys to put my colored eggs in so I was wondering where I was going to put the eggs after they were dipped. I didn’t want to put them back in the carton because I didn’t want the color to smudge. Then I was stuck by genius (I’m overachieving here, watch out); I cut the bottoms off the egg carton with a bread knife and used it that way. Move over Martha, I’m walking by.
We were successful in our Easter egg experiment.
Your eggs came out awesome. I STINK at coloring eggs, so I am going to try it this way with the kids this year.
That’s awesome! This seems like it would be so much more fun than doing it from a kit.
I have always used the Paas dye so tried and true. Your eggs though came out amazing and the colors so nice. I will save your recipe for my next egg effort.
The eggs turned out great! I think I just might get creative with the grand kids and try something like this.
We have not colored eggs in years! It is usually because I don’t feel like spending the money on the colors. I think I need to try this with my kiddo this year it would be a lot of fun and I would not have to spend any extra money.
When I was little my mom couldn’t afford egg kits so she used these same dyes. They totally work better than most of the kits.
I’m not gonna lie, I was so happy when I didn’t have to color eggs any more. After all was said and done though, I think you might be giving Martha a run for her money. It looks like your kids had a good time.
The eggs turned out great. Those colors really stand out. Sometimes when doing eggs the colors are not that dark, but yours sure are.
These eggs turned out so awesome! There are definitely some great colors that came out when you guys finished up.
This is such a great alternative to not having a kit! The color of these eggs turned out so beautiful and vibrant. I remember coloring eggs this way when I was a child.
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This is such a great idea! I am sure my kids will love to try this!
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We haven’t decorated eggs since my daughter was young. Baking the eggs is a good idea. I’ll have to pass this along to my friends with youngsters.
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Sometimes we like coloring eggs throughout the year and it is really hard to find kits outside of Easter. This is a great find! Thanks!
The color of these eggs turned out so beautiful and vibrant. I am sure kids will love to try this.
I have many happy memories of getting out the coffee cups to dip easter eggs for the Easter season. My kids always had a blast and it was fun to do it as a family.
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These eggs are so pretty! I do have a kit, but I’m tempted to try this one year. We’ll be dyeing eggs next weekend I think.
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I love the old-fashioned way of dying eggs! It brings back so many fond memories of my childhood because that’s the way mom always did it. I tried baking eggs once and they did have that stuff all over them and a few of them exploded in the oven. LOL
We baked them last year too. Much easier. I never buy the kits anymore.
This definitely brings back memories! I haven’t dyed eggs in years (or maybe over a decade). It used to be one of my favorite Easter traditions when I was a kid.
Your colors turned out so pretty and bright! It’s nice to know that it’s possible to color without buying a kit.
Considering you did all of this from scratch, I think your eggs look pretty fantastic! I love all of the shades that you used… so colorful and so perfect for Easter.
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The eggs turned out great. I love that I have this alternative verses a kit. Such a fun activity to do with the kiddos.
I love the colors of your Easter eggs. They came out so beautiful. We will be dyeing Easter eggs in the next few days. Can’t wait!
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I can imagine how excited the kids are to color eggs for Easter. I think it’s a fun activity and I’m glad they look forward to it each year. Such a great way to spend time with them and keep them busy and excited!
My kids and I love dyeing eggs together every Spring. We never use a kit and simply love creating our own unique colors. Such a great memory for us to always share.
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Your egg coloring sounds about like how ours goes. We like using the natural dyes we make ourselves to color the eggs.
The color turned out pretty awesome. This seems like a good engaging activity for kids.
The colors look amazing. I think the kids had a great time. I’m thinking of coloring the eggs this year. Till now, my mom did it. I also wonder what taste have the baked eggs. Never try it.
This is such a fun tradition to keep for the kids. It’s always something that they look forward to and love. I think the eggs are colored perfectly!
I love the way you used the egg carton to store them while they dry! We always have the best time dying eggs! We did them in whip cream last year!
I never thought to bake eggs. You eggs look great. I will have to try this.
Easter eggs are so fun to make with young ones this holiday.
I remember making eggs this way when I was a kid. It’s funny how easy you can forget.
These eggs are just the cutest things! I would love to make a few myself
That is the way to do it. Nice and easy; the kids don’t know the difference!
I need to try this method out! My family loves to color eggs.
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I boiled eggs slowly. I’ve learned that boiling it with intense fire/heat, the tendency is the shells cracks. The kids always look forward on designing their own easter eggs.
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You got some great color on those eggs. I am really impressed by it all. I will have to try out doing that instead of getting one of those kits and not have to waste money.
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This was a really interesting post! I’d love to try it, Easter is approaching so quickly–this would be great to do.
No kits here either. We’ve always used food coloring and vinegar. Granted sometimes we used more vinegar than we probably should have it’s how my grandma taught my mom and my mom taught me.