How to Make Dyed Eggs for Earth Day

Celebrate Planet Earth with these cool colored eggs. Who says coloring eggs is just for Easter? Each egg creation is unique from the other, no planet looks the same! A fun way to discuss Earth Day and its importance.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• hard boiled eggs
• blue, green and yellow food coloring
• vegetable oil
• white vinegar
• water
• coffee mugs or other containers
• 3 spoons
• paper towels
• newspaper or a plastic disposable tablecloth

1. Put one tablespoon of oil and one tablespoon of vinegar in each coffee mug. In one mug, add a teaspoon of blue food coloring. In another add a teaspoon of green, and in the third add a teaspoon of yellow. Add water to each cup to make them 3/4 full. This allows room for adding the egg so that it will not overflow.

2. Cover work surface with tablecloth or newspaper. Lay out some paper towels to lay wet eggs on to dry. Place a spoon in each mug of food coloring mixture.

3. Hold egg in one hand at the ready. Choose a color, then stir the mixture with the spoon to create a whirlpool type motion. Once swirling, quickly lift the spoon out of the mixture and place the egg on the spoon. Dip immediately into the mixture, holding in the mixture for only a few seconds, then remove. Place on a paper towel. Repeat this process for each egg.

4. Once all eggs have been dipped in the blue mixture, move on to the green. Start with the egg you did first and repeat the process as above with green mixture. Again, lay on paper towels until done with all eggs.
   
   At this point, you may choose to add more green or blue to individual eggs depending on how they look. Repeat with yellow if you desire. We did yellow on some but not all.
   
   Carefully dry all eggs with paper towels, the oil makes them slippery! The oil will also give them a nice shiny coating.

Resources

• Easy Tie Dye for Kids
• Turquoise Potato Beads
• Country Plant Pokes

[rnmom24]

on 3/20/2009 Added to favorites and can't wait to try! Thanks! 5*

[Momof3infl]

on 4/4/2008 What a cute idea, my kids will love this!

[FamilyCorner]

on 4/4/2008 Thank you, they really are fun :)

[only1special1]

on 4/3/2008 Cute idea!

[FamilyCorner]

on 4/2/2008 You're welcome :) Make sure you measure though. I made these last year and tried making them this year without measuring the ingredients and they didn't work the way they should have :-P