Dyeing Easter Eggs Naturally

Do you want Easter eggs that are healthy to eat?  Even if you use organic pastured eggs, if you use toxic dye, that dye can leach into the eggs.  If you are looking for natural, non-toxic ways to dye your Easter eggs this year?  Look no further!

You can dye Easter eggs using natural food pigments.

Better Homes and Gardens has http://www.bhg.com/holidays/easter/eggs/natural-easter-egg-dyes/ has some great instructions for natural dyeing with food. As examples, you can use blueberries for blue dyes, beets for pink, grape juice for lavender and turmeric for yellow. You have to extract the colors from the foods before you can use them on the eggs and it is more work than just dropping a colored tab into a cup of vinegar, but the result can be a fun family activity that is non-toxic. 

Eco-Kids has an easier coloring kit option  http://shop.ecokidsusa.com/product/eco-eggs with dyes made with natural and organic fruit and plant and vegetable extracts. There are 3 powders that can be used alone or combined to offer a total of 6 colors. You can buy this kit online as well as locally.

The colors you'll get from the natural dyes won’t be as exciting or fluorescent as the colors you'll get from synthetic dyes. But that doesn't mean your kids' eggs won’t be beautiful.

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