If you are going to decorate or color your eggs, your best bet is to either hard boil them or blow them out.
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How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs
Place the desired number of eggs carefully in a large pot. Add enough cold water to completely cover the eggs. Place the pan on the stove on high heat and bring the water to a boil. Cover the pan and turn off the heat. Let sit on the stove for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes run the pan of eggs under cold water until the shells are cool to the touch. Hard boiled eggs should be stored in the refrigerator. -
How to Blow Out Eggs
Wash your egg well. Carefully poke a small hole in each pointed end of the raw egg. Hold the egg over a bowl and blow into one of the holes. The egg liquid should slowly come out the other hole. Sometimes this is a big job, and kids should get an adults help and permission before trying this. Once the egg shell is empty, rinse it off and set it aside to dry.
Coloring and Decorating Your Easter Eggs
Once your eggs are ready, try these ideas for decorating them. When using dye for eggs cover your work surface well and your clothes also - the dye will stain!
- Color Eggs Using Food Coloring
- Crayon Resist Easter Eggs
- Decoupaged Tissue Paper Easter Eggs
- Easter Egg Critters
- Marbled Easter Eggs
- Masked Easter Eggs
- Tie-Dyed Easter Eggs
- Tissue Paper Dyed Easter Eggs
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Natural Easter Egg Dyes
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More Ideas for Coloring Your Eggs
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