How To Color Eggs With Food Coloring Wallpaper
The first method is the traditional egg dyeing approach.
How to color eggs with food coloring.
Nothing says easter like gathering the family around to dye some easter eggs.
It also helps achieve a brighter color.
Use your plastic spoon or a wire egg holder to check the color of the egg.
For the brightest colors add 10 drops of food coloring to each glass.
1 2 cup of boiling or very hot water per color.
Pour hot water in shallow bowls.
Soak the eggs in the dye for 5 to 10 minutes.
Dyeing eggs with food coloring is the first step in several of our favorite easter egg decorating ideas.
Repeat for each color.
Bring the water to a boil turn off the heat cover the pan and let sit for 12 15 minutes.
I used a roll of white craft paper.
There are several companies who have made a business out of selling easter egg dying kits to make it easier to dye those eggs.
How to dye easter eggs with food coloring what you ll need.
However you can dye your eggs without having to buy a kit just use food coloring.
Add in 1 tablespoon white vinegar and stir.
Think back to your color wheel if you need help.
Once you ve colored your eggs a solid green for instance you can make cactus easter eggs or dunk your eggs in a light pink dye as a base for extra festive unicorn easter eggs.
Vinegar helps dye stick to the egg surface.
Prep one small cup or glass for each color you d like to use.
It works by submerging a hard boiled egg completely in a mixture of water vinegar and food coloring.
Use a plastic spoon or wire egg holder to lower your eggs into the dye.
The longer you leave the eggs in the food coloring mixture the brighter the eggs.
Place eggs in dye.
A great experiment for kids.
Place 5 drops of gel paste coloring 10 drops for yellow or light colors or use 20 drops of liquid food coloring and mix well.
Food coloring is safe but will stain clothing or tabletops.
Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover them with water by about an inch.
If you re mixing shades use only five drops of each stir until the dye is completely dissolved.
Add about 1 tbsp vinegar to each bowl.
How to color eggs with food coloring.
Add one tablespoon of vinegar to each glass and then pour in the boiling water.
Dye eggs with food coloring using the dip dye method.
Food color can stain surfaces so i recommend protecting your table.
You should have paper towels handy and you may want to protect surfaces with old newspaper or a drop cloth.