Leftover Easter Egg Dye Uses

After you've finished your Easter eggs, use the leftover dye for other projects.

As Easter wraps up, you may find yourself with quite a bit of leftover Easter egg dye. While this dye is specially formulated to stick to the eggs, it can also be used in a variety of other in-home projects, all of which work well with children.

Make Paint

Use your left over Easter egg dye to make paint for your kids, simply by adding a little bit of water. Pour the dye into plastic cups and fill with enough water until the consistency resembles watercolor paints. Use watercolor brushes and watercolor paper and create works of art with your children.

Make Tie-Dye Doll Clothes

Easter egg dye doesn't come off clothing easily, but you can use this to your advantage to make tie-dye dolls' clothes with your children. Because the dye will come off of clothing with enough scrubbing, but typically sticks for a while, it makes it the perfect craft idea for children. Simply tie rubber bands around twisted sections of the doll clothing and place the dye on different areas of the clothing around the rubber bands. When you're finished, untie the rubber bands and let the items dry overnight.

Egg Shell Mosaics

Use leftover Easter egg dye for an egg shell art project. Shell hard-boiled eggs. Rinse and dry shell pieces to use for this craft. Make mosaics by gluing the shells to a piece of paper. Use a brush to painting the shells with leftover dye. Glue shells into two-dimensional pictures to add a bit of texture.

Dye Yarn

Use Easter egg dye to color yarn for the perfect hue. Soak the yarn in three inches of cold water and a cup of vinegar. Make sure it is totally submerged for at least one minute. Remove the yarn and place it on a plastic bag. Prepare the dye as instructed on the packet and then place the color on the yarn. Cover yarn with plastic wrap. Fill a boiling pot (fitted with a steamer) with a few inches of water, then place the wrapped yarn on top of it as steam rises for about 30 to 40 minutes. Use tongs to remove the yarn from the steamer and let it cool in the sink. When heat subsides, remove wrap and fill sink with a couple of inches of warm water. Rinse yarn gently. Hang to dry.

References

• Kathryn Ivy: Yarn Dyeing Tutorial