Easter Egg Time

All children love to dye Easter eggs, so why not do it by using plant based dyes. This way you know what your children are getting. By dyeing this way you also get more lovelier eggs. It's also a great lesson to teach your children about going green. By boiling some materials right with the eggs colors them ahead of time. You can be creative with products right from your fridge or pantry. Also the longer your hard boiled eggs soak in color the more intense they will be. Another great trick is using crayons, they give a batik effect. Write with the crayon on the egg before dyeing. Rubber bands on the eggs before dying give a tie dye effect. Rubbing a egg with veggie oil before dyeing will give the egg a glossy look.
So now let's make colors:

Red can be obtained by using red onion skins boiled right in with the eggs you will need alot of them. Pomegranate juice will also produce red.

Orange can be made the same way with yellow onion skins boiled right in with the egg. Lemon or orange peels boiled with the eggs will also give you color. Carrot tops boiled with eggs, celery boiled with eggs, ground cumin boiled with eggs also produce color. Turmeric boiled with eggs or dill seeds boiled with eggs is another color choice. Dill will produce yellow-brown colors.

To create brown you can use strong coffee, instant coffee and also black walnut shells boiled with the egg.

Yellow green is created by green apple peels boiled with your eggs.

Green, use spinach leaves boiled with the eggs.

Want blue, try using canned blueberries with their own juice. Red cabbage leaves boiled with the egg. Even purple grape juice will make violet blue.

Reach for a lavender color by using diluted purple grape juice. Beets either fresh or canned is another great product to use to dye the eggs. Beets will give you a nice pink color shade. Also cranberries or cranberry juice gives a pink hue. Raspberries is another great way to get pink.

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