How to dye eggs for Easter

Dyed coloured eggs make great as decorations at Easter and they are so easy to make. You can ever draw on them in crayon to make cool patterns before you dye them.

What you’ll need:

hard boiled eggs (less fragile then fresh ones)
boiling water
white vinegar
food colouring

Method:

Combine 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 tsp of vinegar and 10 drops of food colouring in a bowl. Make up bowl of different colours.
Place eggs in mixture for 5 minutes, then remove and leave to dry.
Your eggs are ready to display, it’s that easy!

Watch the video for easy to follow visual instructions:

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21 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 05 Mar 2024
    12:17 pm
Very cute and a bit of fun for the kids

- - Frankiielot said
  - 01 Apr 2021
    10:15 pm
Oh these are fun.
I have a Greek friend who does this and she uses wax from candles to draw designs on them beforehand. They look so pretty when she’s done.

- - mom268263 said
  - 31 Mar 2021
    6:55 am
We dye Easter eggs as a tradition. Can be a bit of work, but fun and you can cut some leaves and secure and tie the egg in old stocking and add to dye; once done, remove the stocking for a very pretty egg.

- - shanika said
  - 27 Mar 2021
    8:55 am
I have never done this before.

- - rovermum said
  - 24 Mar 2021
    10:22 am
Whilst I can’t see any video, this is such a fab, fun, easy activity for Easter.

- - ella12 said
  - 23 Mar 2021
    12:11 pm
Thank you. I look forward to making the coloured eggs.

- - kjays88 said
  - 23 Mar 2021
    6:43 am
Such great ideas! My son will love this!

- - Mrs.twinmama said
  - 22 Mar 2021
    11:06 pm
These turned out so beautiful in colour. I’m getting so hyped up for Easter now, thank you!

- - mom112217 said
  - 22 Mar 2021
    9:48 pm
A great idea for Easter and it seems easy! Thanks!

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 22 Mar 2021
    8:07 pm
In Poland we ale using onion skin to colour eggs ( u need to cook them with it)

- - mom265671 said
  - 21 Apr 2019
    11:59 pm
Can’t wait for my daughter to be older to do this

- - Mum2archer said
  - 30 Dec 2018
    9:32 pm
I am saving this so me and Archer can make some this year!

- - ashna9 said
  - 24 Mar 2018
    9:00 pm
I’d like to try this, this year with the kids.

- - Ellen said
  - 24 Mar 2018
    8:40 am
Lovely !
You can also get lovely effects with colouring with beetroot juice, spinach and fruits.

- - mom62527 said
  - 27 Apr 2017
    9:25 pm
Myself and my family being of Greek religion as we follow our tradition every Easter we also dye eggs and use them I’m a game as a celebration that Christ has Risen.

- - mum4107 said
  - 14 Apr 2017
    2:18 am
These are so cute. Thank you

- - mom81879 said
  - 09 Apr 2017
    8:15 am
So they still have egg inside the shell? Wouldn’t that get really smelly really quickly?

- - mom93821 said
  - 25 Mar 2017
    7:15 am
Coloured eggs at Easter are just so beautiful and the pastel colours are soft and subtle.
- mom93821 replied
  
  27 Mar 2017 , 6:52 am
  Coloured eggs make the most beautiful Easter display.
- - mom112217 said
  - 24 Mar 2017
    3:06 pm
A really fun idea for Easter,thanks!