Over the weekend we experimented with egg dying. We ended up using the brown eggs from the refrigerator because all the stores were out of white eggs (imagine that!). I wasn't sure how the colors would turn out with brown eggs but the kids didn't know any different so we proceeded with the brown eggs. It was fun to see the way the kids experimented with color and dying. Their different little personalities came out with the methods they utilized to dye. My big girl was very exact and purposeful with her dying. She didn't even drop a bit of dye on the table or her hands. The little one on the other hand preferred using her hands to take the eggs in and out of the dye. She mixed colors like crazy.
Overall, the dye on the brown eggs turned out fine. They looked very natural and earthy. Next year I think it would be fun to dye eggs using natural egg dyes.
Red - cranberries
Orange - Paprika
Yellow - Tumeric or Onion Skins
Green - Kale
Blue - Blueberries
Purple - Red White
Pink - Beets
Brown - Coffee
We'll see...by the time next year rolls around I might just forget about my lofty egg-dying aspirations and buy the 99 cent kit at the store again.
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