Easter Is Coming! Fun Tips, Tricks, AND a Yummy Recipe!

Easter is in just a few days (March 31st), and we thought it would be fun to share some Easter time fun tips, tricks, and recipes with you all. One fun thing to try if you’re coloring eggs with your children or grandchildren, is to use brown eggs for some of your dyeing. The natural brown color of the eggs gives you a different range of colors when you add the dye. Many people blow their eggs out, color them, and save them from year to year and use them as decorations. I remember doing this in elementary school and being amazed that you could hollow out an egg without breaking it’s delicate shell. Your kids may be just as amazed with this different take on Easter egg dyeing. To hollow out an egg, you do not hard boil it. Instead, you begin by using the tip of a sharp utility knife to pierce both ends of the raw egg. Turn the knife in one of the holes to widen it slightly. Then, poke a straightened paper clip through the larger hole to pierce and “stir” the yolk to break it up so it can slide out of the hole. Hold the egg, larger hole down, over a bowl, and then blow the contents out with a bulb ear syringe.

 

Another fun tip is to use up some of those sheets and sheets of stickers the kids have lying around by using them to create negative space designs on the eggs. Just adhere the stickers to the dry, undyed eggs, then put them in the dye. After they have dried fairly well, you can peel the stickers off to reveal the pattern. Using stickers such as flowers, hearts, leaves, etc. can make really beautiful Easter eggs. There are many different kinds of egg coloring kits, sparkly ones, the old fashioned original style, some with stickers, ones that you swirl for a tie-dyed effect, and more. But did you know you can turn your basic coloring kit into a swirly/marbelized kit by just adding a tablespoon of olive oil to your dye? It’s just that easy, and the result is gorgeous! These are just a few tips to make your egg coloring experience a little more interesting and fun for your family.

 

Now, If you’re not going to an Easter brunch, here’s an easy and delicious recipe from getcrocked.com that you can put in the crockpot the night before so that as soon as those little feet hit the floor ready for baskets and an egg hunt, breakfast will already be done. After all, they should get a little something in their bellies before the onslaught of candy begins!