How to Naturally Dye Eggs
Spring has finally arrived! The days are longer, the flowers are starting to bloom! Spring is my absolute favorite season, and I love to celebrate it. One way I like to celebrate is by doing little activities in honor of the season. For example, dyeing eggs! It’s such a lovely tradition to start at any time. Every spring I’m so excited for it, and it’s something I’m excited to share with my future children! The best part for me is creating a natural dye myself. I’ll show you how you can naturally dye your eggs as well!
Why Naturally Dye?
Using natural dyes has many benefits. For one, natural dyes do not contain harmful chemicals that can be found in their synthetic counterparts. They are biodegradable, nonallergenic, and nontoxic! On top of that, the process becomes so much more engaging and fun! Whether by yourself, or as an activity with kids, learning how these plants can create the dye, and having your own hands in the process, is such a fantastic learning opportunity!
What You’ll Need
- Pots, bowls , and a strainer
- Small red cabbage- Makes blue dye
- Beets- Makes pink dye
- Yellow onion peelings – Makes orange dye
- Tumeric and a carrot- Makes yellow dye
- Vinegar
- Salt
- Optional: Cheese cloth, or old stockings and leaves/ flowers
How to make the dye.
The process of making the dye is actually very simple! Just place the ingredients for the dye in a pot and fill with enough water to cover them. Add to each pot, 2 tbsp of vinegar, and 1 tbsp salt. Then boil for 35 minutes. Allow to cool and with a strainer pour your dye into a bowl. Then Add one more tbsp of vinegar and, hooray! You have your dye! For additional color, I like to mix the yellow and blue dye together. It makes a gorgeous green!
Dyeing the eggs.
Now is time to dye the eggs! Just carefully plop your eggs into the dye and allow them to sit. The longer you let them sit, the more vibrant the color will be! You can choose to “stamp” some nature into your egg for additional beauty! Using flower or leaf cuttings, place them where you’d like on your egg. Then wrap your egg up in something like cheese cloth, or an old stocking you have to make sure the cutting stays in place. When placed in the dye, it won’t be able to cover where you put the cutting. Creating a beautiful effect!
And that’s all there is to it! I hope you try this out for yourself and create some beautiful egg art!
