How to Dye Easter Eggs

Dyeing eggs is easy with a kit from the store.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Egg Dyeing Kits
• Hard-boiled Eggs
• White Vinegar
• White Vinegar
• Glass Cups Or Bowls

1. Boil several white eggs and let them cool.

2. Set out an 8-ounce cup for each color in the package.

3. 

   Put 3 tbsp. vinegar in each cup.

4. 

   Dissolve a color tablet in each cup.

5. 

   Bend the egg dipper so that one end will hold the egg without getting your fingers in the dye.

6. 

   Put an egg on the holder and dip it into the dye for at least three minutes.

7. Dry the egg on stands made from punching perforated holes out of the box.

Tips & Warnings

• PAAS recommends that you don't use an aluminum or iron pot to boil the eggs.
• Make sure that all the pans and utensils are clean and free of oils.

on 8/8/2006 For more vibrant colors, add vinegar to the yellow, blue and green color baths only. Do not add vinegar to the red or purple baths. To get stronger red and purple eggs, first submerge a clean egg into 1/2 cup clear water with 1 tablespoon of vinegar. After several minutes, remove and rinse under warm tap water. Then dye the egg in the red or purple color bath as usual and let dry.

on 8/8/2006 For brighter colors on the eggs, add a 1/2 cup of cold water to the vinegar after the tablet has dissolved. For pastel colors, vinegar is not required, use 1/2 cup of warm water instead. The longer you leave the egg to sit in the dye the stronger the color will be.
Use a white crayon to write names and messages on the eggs before dying.
Have fun and make good memories!!! The eggs will expire, but the memories will last a life time.

on 11/22/2005 You can also dye double sided by flipping the egg in the wire holder and dying the other side.

on 4/13/2007 When using ruby dye, swirl egg at the top slowly. Also keep it as dry as possible.