3 Easter Egg Tips & Tricks

1. Get out the whisk!

You can pop an egg into the center of the whisk and use that to dip the egg into the messy dye. This method is great for the kids who need to mess with the egg while it’s in the dye. They can swish and stir to their heart’s content without painting their hands.  It also keeps the egg nice and safe in case you have a kiddo who would rather throw the egg into the dye like my little slugger.

2. Muffin tins are your friends.

I love using the muffin tins. Did you know you can hard boil the eggs in a muffin tin? Just put one egg in each muffin cup and put it in the oven for about 30 minutes (your oven time may vary) on 350 degrees. This is great if you’re bad about cracking the eggs as you put them in the pot. I usually crack at least five eggs that way before the kids ever get to them.  When the eggs are done in the oven, just soak them in a bowl of ice water for 10 minutes to cool them off. I dry them with a towel because my kids aren’t good at waiting for the eggs to air dry.

Muffin tins are also great for the actual dyeing part.  You can put a different color in each cup. It’s easier to clean up than a dozen different cups and bowls and the kids somehow seem to make less mess that way too. It’s sort of beautiful like an artist’s palette with all the different colors in the cups too.

3.  The Dudley Egg Color Spinner

Another nifty tool we used this year was actually discovered by my sister. Dudley makes Easter egg dye kits, you’ve probably used one of their kits in the past. This new spinner reminds me of one of those baby toys with the plunger on top and all the little balls inside. You put the egg in the bottom of the spinner with whatever colors of liquid dye (included) and put the lid on. Then kiddos can tye dye their own eggs or dye traditionally with one color by simply pressing the “button” (plunger) on top. It spins the egg in the dye and voila! Our toddlers loved it! Since all the dye is contained, it’s totally mess free!

The liquid dye that comes with the kit contains alcohol and parabens, so if you are dying any eggs that are cracked or may be eaten you might want to substitute food coloring instead of the dye. We used both and the food coloring worked very well and the eggs turned out beautifully.

Do you have any great tips for dyeing eggs? I’d love to hear about how you do it in the comments.

Written by: Sara Parise