Dying Easter eggs was one of my favorite things to do as a child. The bright colors and stickers and glitter. Oh my! The design possibilities seemed endless.

Now days there are so many more options than I remember. It’s no longer limited to the dye packets you buy in the stores. Although those are still tons of fun, there are so many ways to get creative when make Easter Egg dying.

Make Your Own Dye

• 10 drops food coloring (more or less for desired color)
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1/2 cup boiling water

Mix ingredients in a cup, soak hard-boiled eggs for 3-5 minutes.

Marbled Eggs

In a mug place one tablespoon oil, one tablespoon vinegar and one tablespoon food coloring. Add enough water to cover one egg. Drop a hard-boiled egg into the mixture, stir with a spoon, removed and pat dry.

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Rubber Band Eggs

Wrap rubber bands around hard-boiled eggs before soaking them in the dye. Remove fro dye, pat dry with paper towel, and remove rubber bands. The area covered by the rubber bands will be white. You can also soak in a second color to give the egg more dimension (do dark color first).

Masking Tape Eggs

Wrap masking tap around a hard-boiled egg. Dip in dye, remove and allow to dry. Once full dry, remove the tape to see the pattern. You can also dip the egg in a second color to give it more dimension (do dark color first).

Tie-Dyed Eggs

In the sink, place hard-boiled eggs in a colander. Drip food coloring over the eggs, then gently rotate the colander to help spread the color. Let set for 30 seconds. Repeat the steps with 1-2 additional colors. After all of the colors have set, rinse the eggs with water and allow to drain. Transfer to paper towels to dry.

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