Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

Ever consider making your own easter egg dye? Using food coloring that actually comes from food -- what a concept! Get red and pink from beets, pomegranate juice, or rhubarb. Blue from blueberries (of course) or red cabbage (surprise!). Yellow from onions. And green from spinach… you get the idea. It’s a fun and interesting project, and you might even get kids to taste something new in the process.

If you don’t have the time to make natural dyes yourself, natural color kits are just as easy to use as the drug store kinds without the concerns that go with artificial colors.

Though various shades of brown may be your egg color of choice for daily use, white eggs give the best results when coloring. And when you’re all done, rubbing the eggs with a bit of oil brings out the color and leaves a natural luster. Learn more in our blog post on naturally dyed easter eggs. And pledge to give this a try this Easter season…