Here's a fun, easy and kid friendly way to dye Easter eggs! Thru the years, we've tried it all with Easter egg-sperimental dying. We've done crayon resistance, wrapping a freshly dyed egg in tissue paper for a crinkly effect, cracking the shell all over-then dying. But, you know what? The kids just always ask for rubber bands to use. Want to try it? Here's what you'll need to dye your eggs with rubber bands:
*Your choice of dye colors and enough cups or bowls to put them into (I use a homemade vinegar and vegetable dye, but any natural or commercial dyes work well)
*Hardboiled or blown out eggs, you could even do this with wooden eggs from the hobby store!
*Rubber bands in various widths and lengths, experimenting with those old silly bandz (or what ever they are called) bracelets would be fun!
*Paper towels and plenty of them!
You don't need too many supplies, and assuming you've dyed eggs before, you know the basic process already.
First, dye your egg a base color. Choose something light so you can over dye after you apply the bands. Or, you could alternatively choose to keep the egg it's natural color and skip to the second step.
Second, apply rubberbands! Wrap them in any way you want too, criss cross them or keep them apart, add as many or as few as you want!
Then, when your satisfied with your rubberband wrapping skills, dip into you next color choice! Leave it in as long as you like, remember, the longer you leave it in, the darker the color! Gently take the egg out and place it to dry either on a paper towel or in an egg carton.
Finally, after it's dry to the touch, peel off your bands and discover the pattern left underneath! You can repeat the steps over and over again on the same egg using different dye colors each time, leaving you varying streaks of
Eastery colors on your eggs.
It's so much fun to see the results of the kids creativity! What's your favorite way to dye eggs? Do you change it up every year or have an old standby? Share your ideas here!
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