...when I have to buy eggs in the store (dyeing brown eggs is not as glamorous) and break out the food coloring and vinegar!
We started early this year because little Nelson needed to replace a friend's decorated egg that he smashed open (super excited, thinking a hard boiled egg was hiding inside...our kids love hard boiled eggs...).
I decided to blow out the insides this year...haven't done it this was in a long time...but we are starting early this year, and Nelson has a knack for hiding things!!
Amya loves colors!...combining them, matching them, finding their "partners" (colors that look good together)...so it was super fun this year talking about how to make new colors for our dye baths.
We even did some swatches! :) (which didn't really work, but it's pretty, isn't it?)
It is easy coloring eggs and talking about the Easter bunny with kids. Harder, is explaining the Christian reason for Easter Sunday celebrations. But it is super important to us. I struggle with what is appropriate at what age.
Jess has some great ideas and links this year. So we might try some of these
ideas.
I have a feeling there is another dozen eggs at the store with our name on them!!....too much fun
not to do it again.....
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From CC - You have to do sponge paint eggs next! This is the only kind of egg coloring we have ever done at my house. You can get the kits from Walmart or probably just use your own dye. Put the colors in little dipping containers and make small sponges (if you don't buy the kit). Then the kids can be more involved in decorating each individual egg with multiple colors. My kids still want to do them. --Walker says, "Yeah to that!"
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