Easter Egg Decorating Tips

The Easter holiday season is not complete until some egg decorating takes place. Whether you have a room full of little ones or it’s just you and your significant other, egg decorating is a must for all ages on Easter. So, boil those eggs (let them cool and dry too!) and let’s get to it…

What to use as paint:

• Food coloring (combine food dye, vinegar and water)
• Acrylic paint
• Watercolor paint
• Soak boiled egg in cranberry juice for pink
• Soak boiled egg in grape juice for blue
• Boil egg with spinach to get green or red onion skin to get red
• Boil egg with ground cumin to get yellow or black walnut shells to get brown

How to decorate:

Color eggs with crayons before you dye them. The wax from the crayon will not soak up the dye leaving an artistic look and texture.

Use a sponge dipped in paint to decorate the egg. You can also add many different colored layers with this method. Just make sure that each layer is dry before you sponge on the next color.

Wrap rubber bands around the egg before you dye it. Once the egg is dry, remove the rubber bands and you will have a cool design where the dye could not reach under the rubber bands. Once the egg is completely dry and the rubber bands have been removed, you can then dip the egg in a different dye if you wish to have more color.

Wrinkle up a piece of aluminum foil and then paint one side of it with acrylic paint. Place a boiled egg in the center of the painted side of the aluminum foil. Roll the egg around inside of the foil. Remove the egg and allow to dry. Do with more colors if you wish to create a more layered and textured look.

Flatten out a cardboard light sleeve. Paint the textured side with acrylic paint and roll a boiled egg on it. This creates a beautiful pattern. Repeat with different colors if desired.

Now you are ready for a fabulous Easter egg hunt. Be sure to check out some true art at the International Egg Art Guild (eggartguild.org). You will be astounded by this artistry and perhaps even inspired.

Please share with us your egg decorating techniques~

Have fun decorating those eggs and Happy Easter!