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  Boredom Busters

What You'll Need

Pale Red:
Fresh beets or cranberries, frozen raspberries
Orange:
Yellow onion skins
Light yellow:
Orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seed or ground cumin
Yellow:
Ground turmeric
Pale green:
Spinach leaves
Green-gold:
Yellow Delicious apple peels
Blue:
Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves
Beige to brown:
Strong brewed coffee

Eggs
Pan
Water
Vinegar
Bowl

Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs

You can use natural everyday kitchen products to create your own natural dyes! On the left are the different ingredients you'll need for the different colors…Make as many colors as you'd like!

1. Put eggs in a single layer in a pan, and pour water in the pan until the eggs are covered.

2. Add about a teaspoon of vinegar.

3. Add the natural dye according to what color you want your eggs to be (See ingredients above). The more eggs you are dying at a time, the more dye you'll need to use.

4. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Use parental supervision if necessary.

5. Remove the substance you used to color the eggs. Put eggs in a bowl. If you want your eggs to be a darker shade, cover them with the dye and let them stand overnight in the refrigerator.

6. Have fun and be creative!

 
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