Dying Easter Eggs with Nature’s Colors

The Art of Naturally Dying Easter Eggs

Easter is one of our favorite holidays. Not only is it a sign of springtime but we find our inner child yearning to get outside and romp around, to experience new life and all the wonders that nature brings. It is also a wonderful time for getting together with families and friends to embrace traditions and embark on new ones.

Coloring eggs is a wonderful tradition. This old and cherished art-form brings families together encouraging them to be creative and imaginative. Then to later prepare delicious dishes with them for Easter feasts. To our surprise using natures colors makes the most beautiful and vibrant Easter Eggs we have ever seen. The best part too is that we avoid the unnatural colorings from dyes in our food.

There are many ways to color Easter eggs naturally. From making beautiful marbled designs with onion skins, using natures spectrum of colors for staining, to using artistic tools to create works of art. Coloring Easter eggs can be an expression of our own design and creativity.

Onion Skin Easter Eggs: These beautiful and dramatic onion skin eggs are easy to make and are a treasure at Easter time.

It is really simple:

1. Wrap raw eggs in large pieces of onion skins, (any color onion or add all colors together)

2. Wrap in small pieces of cheesecloth. Tightly gather the sides of the cheesecloth together to make a pouch and secure with wrapping a rubber band around the ends. If you do not have cheesecloth you can wrap the onion covered egg in foil.

3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

4. Add 3 tablespoons of vinegar to the water, boil until done. Follow the Secret to Hard Boiled Eggs if you desire perfection.

5. Remove the egg from the water and cool in a cold water bath.

6. Unwrap the egg and there you will have a beautifully marbled egg.

Naturally dyed Easter eggs with vegetables:

If you want a variety of really vibrant and beautifully colored eggs, coloring naturally with vegetables is a healthy way to do it.

You will need to decide what colors you are going to make. Keep in mind that the colors will be different shades when using different colors of eggs, like white or brown.

Kale (makes dark green)

Spinach (makes light green)

Tumeric (makes yellow)

Beets (make red)

Purple cabbage (makes blue)

Yellow onion skins (make yellow)

Red onion skins (make orange)

Step 1: Hard boil eggs by following; The Secret to Hard Boiled Eggs.

Step 2: Add chopped vegetable you have chosen to a large stockpot filled with water. Bring to a boil, turn down heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 3: Take off heat and allow the colored liquid to cool. Strain the colored liquid into a jar or large cup. Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar per 1 cup of colored liquid and stir. Place a hard boiled egg into the colored liquid and allow to sit until desired color is reached.

Play around and soak half of the egg in one color and dip the other in another color.

Have fun and make art:

By using different art tools, you can make fun and whimsical eggs that bring life to your Easter baskets. Like using crayons to make designs on the eggs and then place them in the dye. Place leaves or flowers in with an egg, wrap it tightly in cheese cloth, secured with a rubber band. Then place in the dye. Use stickers to decorate the outside of the dyed eggs. For a beautiful glittery effect we cover the egg in glue, add glitter to a plastic bag, we then add the dyed egg and roll it around in the glitter, lastly we set the egg out to dry.

While you are at it, check out How to Boil the Perfect Egg and you will have hard boiled eggs boiled to perfection every time!