Easter Egg Decorating Ideas:

Let your imagination run wild with our great Easter egg decorating ideas for kids.  These fun Easter egg decorations will make your Easter egg hunt more colourful. 

 

Crayon Easter Eggs:

 

What you'll need:

• Crayons;
• Hard boiled eggs; and
• Neon food coloring and white vinegar (optional).

How to make them:

1. Be sure that boiled eggs are cool and dry.
2. Place a double folded kitchen towel and place it on the table underneath child's hands so if the egg slips out it will have a soft cushion to land on.

3. Use crayons to draw designs on the egg.
4. Have kids hold the egg gently so they do not crack the shell. A good tip for smaller kids is to sit the eggs in the an egg carton so they don't have to handle them much.  

1. This step is optional but adds a fun effect. If you like, mix 1 Tbsp of white vinegar into a coffee mug of water (filled ¾ full) then add several drops of food coloring.
2. Dip the crayon colored egg into the dye and let sit for about a minute.
3. Remove and let dry. The dye makes the crayon look brighter, especially if you use neon food coloring!  

Tips:

• To boil perfect eggs, place into a shallow pan, cover with water and boil gently for three minutes. Turn off heat and cover pan with a tight fitting lid and let sit for 15 minutes. Place pan in sink, carefully drain out hot water and let cold water run over them for several minutes. Turn off water and add several ice cubes and let sit for about 5 minutes more.
• Try different types of food coloring, we used neon colors!
• The longer you leave the egg in the dye, the deeper the color will be.

Sticker Eggs:

 

For something different try making these sticker dyed Easter eggs. The high point of this craft for kids is revealing the patterns left by the dye once the stickers are peeled off.

What you'll need:  

• Easter egg dye or food coloring and white vinegar;
• Hard boiled eggs;
• Paper towel;
• Cooling rack;
• Newspaper; and 
• Tiny stickers in different shapes.

How to make them:

1. Cover work area with newspapers.
2. Place cooling rack on newspapers.
3. Follow manufacturer's instructions for preparing the Easter egg dye OR place 1 Tbsp of white vinegar into a wide mouth cup (coffee mugs work great) and fill ¾ full with water, then add several drops of food coloring.

4. Use a separate cup for each color of dye.
5. Dry off egg completely with paper towel.
6. Stick on reinforcements and any tiny stickers desired on egg. Make sure that all edges are firmly applied to egg.

7. Dye egg according to manufacturer's instructions on Easter egg dye.

1. Let egg dry on cooling rack.
2. After egg is completely dry, peel off stickers. You will see white where the sticker had been.
3. If desired, dye egg again using a lighter shade (such as yellow) to fill in the white spaces.
4. Let dry completely.

 

Tips:

• If some of the sticker adhesive remains on the egg, gently scrape it off with your fingernail.
• Try different types of food coloring, neon colors are great!
• The longer you leave the egg in the dye, the deeper the color will be.

Oil & Food Colouring Marbled Eggs:

 

Simple food coloring dye technique with a twist - adding oil for marble looking eggs.  This egg decorating idea requires no special materials except a child's imagination!

What you'll need:  

• Eggs (hard boiled or raw);
• Food colouring;
• Vinegar;
• Cooking oil;
• Containers for the dye mixture (mugs will work);
• Paper towels; and 
• A few spoons.

How to make it:

1. In each container combine one tablespoon of each of the following: oil, vinegar, and your choice of food colouring.
2. Add enough water to make the liquid deep enough to cover an egg.
3. Swirl the liquid with a spoon, and quickly lower and raise an egg into it.
4. Pat dry with a paper towel, and repeat with a second color.
5. Swirl into a third coluor, if desired. Some white areas can be left on the egg.
6. Gently pat dry the completed egg, leaving a bit of the oil to give the egg a varnished look.

Tips:

• This craft requires no special materials and produces beautiful results with very little effort. The eggs can be blown when completed, but the project is so simple that you might just discard the eggs and make a fresh batch each year.