Egg Dying Tutorial

Here is Dakar we don't have those nifty little egg dying kits so we made our own yesterday and I thought I would share for all those other expat mommies! Or those of you in the states who want to save a few dollars and use what you have in your pantry!

What you need:

• eggs (preferably white- I finally found some last minute yesterday)
• food coloring
• white vinegar
• old wire hanger
• 3 or 4 small bowls (depending on how many colors you want to make)
• optional washi tape for making stripes and glitter

Formula for each bowl:

• 25 drops of food coloring (I used 12 drops of yellow and 12 drops of blue to make the green)
• 1 tablespoon of white vinegar
• 1/2 cup to 1 cup of water (room temperature)

To Make the wire egg dipper:

I took an old wire pant hanger that I had and removed the cardboard.  This particular one was great because the wire wasn't connected on the bottom so I could easily bent it around to make a circle for the egg to rest in. I think even using tongs or any study wire you have lying around would work as well.  

The rest is easy and I'm sure you know the rules: The longer you leave them in the darker the color.  I even tried an ombre pink egg!  I dipped it in the red dye halfway down for a good three minutes then took it out and flipped it.  I then dipped the other side several times at different places on the egg and for a shorter time!  The babes and I even dipped them in glitter!

We even put washi tape to good use taping a stripe around the egg then dropping it in the blue, removing the tape after it dried then dipping it in the red to add some purple and pink! XO

Comments

[Beth Dunn]

So pretty!
xoxo
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[Aleah and Nick]

Glitter! So sweet. Happy Easter!

[Jessica at Lavender and Lilies]

Lovely! I hope you are doing well. I love seeing your photos on Facebook.