Directions for Coloring Eggs With PAAS
All the mommy and daddy bunnies do it. So do all the little bunnies. It's the joy they take in traditional Easter egg coloring. For those who forgot how the simple dyeing process works, this is a refresher in the basics of egg coloring. Remember that creating delicate works of art is an option by tie-dying, sponge painting and writing on eggs with wax before coloring them. Some egg-decorating kits from PAAS allow for customizing eggs to look like pirates, princesses and cars. Creative colorists might even consider the eggshell an artist's canvas.
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Instructions
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Hard-boil large eggs by placing them in a single layer in a saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Turn the stove-top burner to high and bring the water to a boil. Remove the saucepan from the burner. Place the lid on the pan. Let the eggs stand in the hot water for about 15 minutes (12 minutes for medium-sized eggs, 18 minutes for extra-large eggs). Drain and let cool.
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Place 3 tablespoons of vinegar in each 8-ounce cup. Drop a color tablet in each cup and let dissolve, slowly stirring with a spoon.
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Bend the metal egg dipper so it will hold the egg at one end.
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Place an egg into the holder and place in the cup of colored vinegar for at least three minutes. The longer the egg stays in the coloring, the darker it will get. See the Tips section of this article for other coloring suggestions.
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Punch out holes in the cardboard container provided.
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Drain liquid off eggs and place the colored eggs in the drying tray.
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Once dry, PAAS decorating kits allow kids to express their personalities. Some kits provide stickers that make eggs look like pirates and princesses. With another kit, PAAS "Wild Wheels," kids can make their eggs look like flashy race cars. There's also PAAS "Eggspressions," which allows decorators to explore several different gender-neutral Easter themes. Other PAAS kits provide decorations to make eggs look like an aquarium scene ("Egg Quarium") with fish, scuba divers and underwater treasures. PAAS "Zoo Fun" makes the eggs look like, you guessed it, animals in a zoo.
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Tips & Warnings
Egg colors can be made in different hues, depending on the liquids in which the tablets dissolve. For ultra-vibrant colors, use 3 tablespoons of vinegar in each cup. For more subdued colors, use 3 tablespoons of lemon juice in each cup. For pastel-colored eggs, add 3 tablespoons of water to each cup, and when the tablet is dissolved, add another half-cup of water, stirring gently.
Children should always have an adult present to supervise the boiling of the eggs and the dyeing process. Also, everyone should wash their hands in hot, soapy water before and after handling the eggs to protect themselves against any bacteria that may still be on the eggs. Even cooked eggs can harbor bacteria.
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