Easter is a cherished time of year at The Peaceful Haven.  Celebrating Lent, then Holy Week, and on to the best day of the year, Easter!  Every family has their traditions however, dying eggs are one of the most popular and seeped in meaning.  Dying Easter eggs is a wonderful family project. This easy tutorial on How To Make Natural Easter Egg Dye will simplify the process and save you some money too!  

The egg is an ancient symbol of new life and the glorious Resurrection of Jesus from the tomb.   In the Orthodox tradition, eggs are painted red to symbolize the blood that Jesus shed on the cross.  You may want to check out these faith-building Easter books…An Easter Egg Hunt for Jesus: God Gave Us Easter to Celebrate His Life, The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross and The Parable of the Lily: An Easter and Springtime Book for Kids.

 

 

How To Make Natural

Easter Egg Dye

 

Ingredients

Purple cabbage – blue and green

Turmeric – yellow 

Onion skins – orangy and brown

Beets – red and pink 

Coffee – Brown 

Hard-boiled eggs

White vinegar

 

Materials

Large stew pot

Tongs

Small glass or stainless steel bowls

 

Instructions

  1. Select one plant to dye at a time.  Place the selected color dye in the pot and add 1 quart of water.  Bring the water to a boil. 
  2. Add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar to the pot of boiling water.  Bring the water mixture back to a boil, then lower the heat. Allow the ingredients to simmer for approximately 30 minutes. Strain the dye using a cheesecloth into a glass or stainless steel bowl. Let cool for at least 15 minutes.
  3. Gently place the hard-boiled eggs in a pot of strained dye. Depending on the color you want to achieve, vary the time the egg is left in the dye. 
  4. Remove the eggs with tongs and let them dry on a rack or a paper egg carton. 
     

 

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YOUR TURN…

What is your favorite Easter tradition? 

 

Peacefully Yours, 

Janelle 

 

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Janelle Esker

Janelle Esker is the grateful wife of Michael and homeschooling mother of six amazing children. She lives with her family, 4 cats, 1 dog, 3 ducks and 12 chickens in scenic Ohio. Janelle received her B.A. in Education from Ohio Northern University. She is the author of CHOSEN: One Family's Journey with Autism.

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