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Coloring Easter Eggs
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Coloring Easter eggs is a fun family activity!
There are some interesting Easter egg kits on the market that include color, stickers and holders. Children love to color eggs. Below are some fun Easter egg coloring ideas you can do together for their Easter baskets or for unique substitute baskets for older kids.
 Buzz Tip for Easter egg hunt: Use bunny footprints to give the children clues where to look for the eggs.
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Rhinestone Egg-Decorating Kit
with Peel-and-Stick Gems, Primary
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Use light-colored crayon for design when coloring Easter eggs
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The Crayon Method: Easy projects include having kids use a light-colored crayon to make drawings, lettering, patterns or dots on hard-cooked eggs before coloring Easter eggs. The crayon marks will stay white. or tan depending on the kind of eggs you are using. For an egg with stripes, wrap it tightly with a rubber band or two before dipping it into the dye.
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Use colored string for variety instead of coloring all the Easter eggs
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The String Method: For variation cover the egg with different colored strings/cords using a glue gun to secure the string. Mix them in with your colored eggs or display them separately as a centerpiece for a special occasion in a wooden bowl, shallow dish or favorite basket. Or... give as a favor at your next knitting club luncheon..
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Dyeing with a marbled effect is another way of coloring Easter eggs
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The Marbled Effect: You'll need 10 hard-boiled white eggs, 1/2 cup of white vinegar, and a package of vibrant food color such as McCormick Neon. Color the eggs two at a time in a colander. First, splash them with vinegar. Drip yellow food coloring on the eggs and gently agitate a few seconds so the color will spread. Let that color stand for 30 seconds. Do the same with two or three more colors. Let them stand a minute or two before moving them to air dry on a paper towel.
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Coloring Easter eggs the One-step Method
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The One-step Method: For a marbled effect, wrap raw eggs in white or purple onion skins (for brown), spinach (for green), and fresh saffron (for yellow), and tie with white string. Put them all together in a nylon stocking and cover with water. Add 1/2 tablespoon of vinegar and gently boil for about 18 minutes. Leave them in their wrappers for a while, and when you take them out, they will be all different colors.
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Coloring Easter eggs by recycling old silk ties, blouses, shirts, etc.
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Cut old articles (or remnants) into pieces big enough to wrap a raw egg with print side against the egg. Wrap again in another scrap of old white pillow case (or sheeting) and secure tightly with a twist tie. Place double wrapped eggs in enamel or glass pot; add enough water to cover eggs; add 3 tablespoons of white vinegar and simmer for at least 20 minutes - longer if you plan to eat the eggs. Remove from pot with tongs or spoon and let cool. Unwrap eggs to see the delicate design of the silk on the egg. For shiny eggs, coat with vegetable oil. |
After coloring Easter eggs, turn eggs into bunnies
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Turn Colored Eggs Into Easter Bunnies: Cut long oval-shaped ears from colored paper. Glue the ears and plastic eyes to the egg. (See the bunny on the left to help you with your drawing and cut-out perspective.) Use markers to draw a triangle for a nose and add some whiskers. Glue on a cotton ball for a cotton-tail and you've turned your egg into an Easter bunny.
For other crafty ideas, see Crafty Art World.
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As you can see, coloring Easter eggs is another fun way for family bonding in a buzzing kids world.
Happy Easter egg coloring, everybody!
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