What you'll need
Find it links go to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. How we make money
How to make it
If you plan to eat the eggs, keep them in the fridge and don't eat any that sat out more than 2 hours.
1Boil the eggs
Grown-up step: hard-boil the eggs and cool them in cold water. Keep them in the fridge until dye time.
2Make the dyes
Grown-up step: simmer each dye in its own pot with 2 cups of water for 20 to 30 minutes. Cabbage, turmeric and onion skins each get a pot.
3Strain and cool
Grown-up step: strain each dye into a jar and let it cool to room temperature. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to each jar.
4Dunk the eggs
Lower each egg into a jar with a spoon. Cabbage makes blue, turmeric makes yellow, onion skins make orange-brown.
5Wait for color
Check after 30 minutes. For deep blue, soak cabbage eggs in the fridge overnight.
6Dry them
Lift them out and set them in the egg carton to dry. Rub with a dab of cooking oil for a soft shine.
Edie's tipThe cabbage dye looks purple in the jar and turns eggs blue. Kids love that surprise.
Written by the DIY Project team. How we check · Report a mistake
