Learn how to make rainbow Easter eggs with food dye that kids will love! You can make these rainbow eggs easily – and they are edible. The colorful cracks are so neat and remind me of dinosaur eggs!
Skills Required: None. Even if you (and your kids) have never crafted before, you’ll be able to dye these eggs. Plus kids get to crack the eggs on purpose.
![Rainbow Easter Egg Decorating for Kids](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/P3065210.jpg.webp)
Do you love Easter egg decorating – especially with dye? Me too! Their bright colors just make me so happy! If you’re looking for a new, creative way to decorate your eggs this year, then today’s post is for you!
Recently my preschooler and I had a blast transforming regular eggs into rainbow “dinosaur” eggs. That’s what my son called them when he saw the final results. I mean ooh la la! Aren’t their colorful cracks so neat?
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Here are the materials that you’ll need to make your very own rainbow Easter eggs.
Rainbow Egg Decorating
- Eggs
- Food Coloring
- Pot
- Cups
- Water
Let’s make some rainbow eggs!
Step 1: Hard-boil your eggs. Place your eggs in a pot and cover with 1 inch of cold water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and then cover. Remove from the heat and set aside 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and cool in ice water.
Step 2: In the meantime, pour warm water into various cups (you want to pour enough water into each cup so that your eggs are fully submerged).
![White eggs hard boiling in a pan](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Step-1.jpg.webp)
Step 3: Add 10-15 drops of food coloring into your cups. (Note: Darker colors worked better than lighter colors. Our yellow and neon green eggs were not as vibrant.) Stir the water.
Step 4: Crack your hard-boiled eggs by gently patting them on a table top or crushing their shells in your hands. Apply enough pressure so that the shells crack but don’t break apart and fall off.
Step 5: Place your cracked eggs into your colored liquids. Then, place your cups in the fridge overnight so that the eggs absorb the dye.
![Cracked eggs in food coloring and water in cups](https://diycandy.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Step-5.jpg.webp)
Step 6: Peel your eggs to reveal their lovely, cracked designs! Since this is just food coloring, you can absolutely eat these eggs. Wouldn’t these be fun for a holiday lunch?
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This egg decorating idea is so simple, and the kids will love it.
Check out my blog Pink Stripey Socks for more kid-friendly Easter crafts. I’d also love for you to check out the following craft ideas. Happy making, friends!
Paige
Thursday 10th of March 2016
These eggs are so fun! We;ll have to try these with our kids next week!
Paige https://www.thehappyflammily.com/