Dying Easter eggs is a right of passage for childhood. For adults it can be an full-blown elaborate artistic endeavor. This time of year we see untold numbers of products being sold to help us create our own masterpiece. The surprising reality is that though we creative humans have been dying and decorating the world for thousands of years before artificial dyes were ever invented, it might not even occur to us that naturally dyed Easter eggs are a viable option. But they are! They are beautiful, fun, and will get you and your children back in touch with the amazing colors and techniques that have been used for art over the ages.
The lovely, earthy colors of natural egg dyes and the authenticity of using real ingredients are so intriguing (not to mention the lack of FDC yellow #7, red #5 etc that end up in our food). Yesterday morning was spent chopping cabbage, pulling all the onions skins from a big bag of onions and searching the spice drawer for lovely colors to try and scouring the yard for spring growth of chives, thyme, clover and yarrow to use as decoration. There was even berry pie for dinner so that we could try borrowed blackberry juice as dye. (p.s. the kids were at school so this was a mom adventure and so much fun.) This Easter we invite you to celebrate spring by connecting with the Earth and discovering its beautiful gifts of color in a way you never have done before. It is so much fun that the next quest may be finding new recipes for hard boiled eggs so you can keep experimenting with these beautiful colors, designs and textures.
We’ve pinned some of our favorite natural egg dye posts on our Holiday Pinterest board here for reference so you can try these lovely eggs. SDE Holiday Pinterest Board
Please leave a comment on what you used in your kitchen that worked and maybe even what didn’t. Happy Easter!
Angie & Mellonee
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