How to Use Crepe Paper to Dye Eggs

Crepe paper streamers come in a variety of festive colors. You can use these same bright colors to dye your Easter eggs.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Soft Cloth
• Eggs
• Vegetable Oils
• White Vinegar
• Egg Cartons
• Egg-dipping Bowls
• Measuring Spoons
• Saucepans
• Slotted Spoons
• Tongs
• Old Newspapers
• Crepe Paper Streamers

Crepe Paper Dye

1. Cut two yards of crepe paper streamer.

2. Put the streamer in a saucepan.

3. Fill the saucepan with 2 cups water.

4. Add 2 tsps. white vinegar.

5. Place a raw egg on a slotted spoon and lower it gently into the saucepan.

6. Place the saucepan on the stove and cook over medium heat until the water begins to boil.

7. Turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

8. Remove the egg with a slotted spoon.

9. Rinse the egg with water and put it in the refrigerator to cool.

Crepe Paper Wrap

1. Pour 2 cups water and 2 tsps. white vinegar into a saucepan.

2. Place the saucepan on the stove and cook over medium heat until the water begins to boil.

3. Remove the saucepan from the stove.

4. Cut one yard of crepe paper streamer for each egg you will be coloring.

5. Place the streamer in the saucepan and press it down with a spoon so it is totally submerged in the hot water.

6. Remove the streamer from the hot water with tongs.

7. Place it on a piece of newspaper on the table or counter.

8. Set a hard-boiled egg on top of the streamer and wrap the streamer around the egg, completely covering it.

9. Wait about 15 minutes, then unwrap the egg.

Tips & Warnings

• To ensure that the eggs are dyed an even color, turn them every two or three minutes while they are in the dye mixture.

• Use a larger saucepan and increase the amount of water, vinegar and crepe paper to color more eggs.

• The crepe paper streamers will be hot when you take them out of the saucepan. Handle them with care.

• Make sure the streamers were colored with nontoxic dyes if you plan to eat these eggs later.

• Always keep eggs - raw or cooked - in the refrigerator.