Take the guesswork out of Easter egg decorating using natural dyes with these simple step by step instructions. You’ll get beautifully dyed Easter eggs without all the hassle.
Natural Dyes for Eggs
I did a quick Pinterest search for Easter egg decorating using natural dyes. I got a bunch of fantastic looking tutorials that included about 50 different vegetable dyes.
Some were baked. Some boiled. All would be amazing. But, I’m working with young children here. I want easy. As easy as those cheap boxes you can get at every store on the planet.
I think the part that makes all the other posts about natural dyes for eggs so difficult is they try to make every color. I’m good with 3. You know, the main three. Red, Blue, and Yellow. I wanted something with simple ingredients and minimal prep time.
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Ingredients for Easter egg decorating with natural dyes:
- 2 cups of water
- 3/4 cups vinegar, divided
- 1 teaspoon beet powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- (hint, if you use organic ingredients you end up with organic Easter eggs! All the fun without all the chemicals!)
How to make your Natural Egg Dyes




Enjoy the Easter Egg Decorating!





Why you should use natural egg dyes
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Easter egg decorating with natural dyes

Easily make naturally dyed Easter eggs!
Materials
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 cups vinegar, divided
- 1 teaspoon beet powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- (hint, if you use organic ingredients you end up with organic Easter eggs! All the fun without all the chemicals!)
Tools
- 3 glasses large enough to fit an egg into.
- Liquid measuring cup
Instructions
- Begin boiling the water
- While that is going, pour 1/4 cup vinegar into 3 glasses.
- In a liquid measuring cup, add the beet powder.
- Pour 1/2 cup of boiling water over the beat powder and mix until dissolved.
- Next, pour the beat water into one of the glasses of vinegar.
- Rinse out your measuring cup and repeat with the turmeric.
- Add the quarter cup blueberries to the remaining boiling water and return it to the stove. Cook until berries have burst.
- Quickly stir in the baking soda and remove from heat.
- Strain the blueberries into the measuring cup until you have a half cup.
- Add it to the last glass of vinegar. You'll get a fun little fizzle.
Notes
The blueberries looks red, but trust me, it makes blue dye.
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Monday 13th of November 2023
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Loving this! Thank you for doing the footwork so this is so easy-going to try with the Kids next week
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