How To Make Dyed Easter Eggs

Read all of the steps before starting.

Step 1: Prepare Dye Baths

In each mug or small bowl combine one tablespoon of vinegar, 1 cup of boiling water, and 15 to 20 drops of your choice of food coloring. Use less food coloring for pastel colors and more for darker colors.

Tip: Be sure the mug or bowl is deep enough to not overflow when the egg is added. Test this with tap water and an egg before mixing the dye bath.

Step 2: Blow Raw Eggs (optional)

For raw eggs, make a hole at the bottom of the egg the size of a dime using a push pin. Make a pinhole at the other end. Blow or shake to remove the yolk and egg white. Rinse the egg and allow it to dry.

Step 3: Dip Eggs

Use a spoon or tongs to slowly lower an egg into the dye bath. Be careful the water is hot! Leave the egg in the dye bath for 3 to 8 minutes, depending upon how dark you want the color. During this time, rotate the egg and spoon colored water over the egg.

Step 4: Finish

Use tongs to remove the egg from the dye bath. Place the egg into a cardboard ring to dry. (Cut rings from empty paper towel or bath tissue tubes.)

Tip: Dye eggs in a range of spring colors and display them in Egg Holders.