Coloring Easter eggs is a traditional family activity but let’s not reserve it for just once a year. I hard boiled eggs and dyed them for a children’s party. Colored eggs are even a nice little surprise for a special lunch. Peel and eat!
I love to “double-dye” them. Simply put, you just hold the egg in the dish, half-way and then flip it over to put dip it in a different color. What do you think?
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Assortment of neon food coloring to use for your double dyed hardboiled eggs!
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Here are the simple instructions for how double-dying eggs is done:
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How To Dye Easter Eggs With Two Colors
This method for coloring Easter eggs with is easy and FUN for the whole family. Plan on making a lot of them to enjoy the variety of combinations of colors you can come up with!
Supplies
White-shelled hard boiled eggs
Little glass bowls
Vinegar
Water
Empty egg carton
Paper towel
Spoons
*If you have very young children, this is also a great opportunity to help them with their counting skills as you wait for the color to take!
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Prepare bowls of water with food coloring, one color per cup. – directions below
Have enough liquid to cover about ½ of an egg when held length-wise in the water
Use cold, hard boiled eggs in their shells: “How To Hard Boil An Egg”
Take one egg and hold it in one color.
Have enough liquid to cover about ½ of an egg when held length-wise in the water
Use cold, hard boiled eggs in their shells: “How To Hard Boil An Egg”
Take one egg and hold it in one color.
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Count to 60 (or longer – the longer it soaks, the deeper the color will be)
Gently lift it up and allow the color to drip into the bowl.
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Turn it over and place the white half in another color.
Count to 60 or more.
Gently lift it out, again, and allow the color to drip in the bowl.
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Place your egg on its side in an empty egg carton or an upside-down ramekin to dry.
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How To Prepare the Dye For Coloring Eggs
Boil water
Add about ½ cup boiling water to each bowl
Add 1 tsp. vinegar to each bowl
Add 10 – 20 drops of food coloring to each bowl – a different color per bowl
Lay a hard boiled egg in the bowl for up to 5 minutes if you are going to have it all one color. If the liquid does not quite cover it all, gently turn it using a spoon so that it colors evenly.
Remove and lay out on a paper towel to dry.
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How to double-dye hard boiled eggs - it is so easy and they are SO beautiful! #tips #Easter #eggs Share on X
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Enjoy!
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