Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
Are you wondering about naturally dyed Easter eggs? What I mean by naturally dyed, is coloring the egg-shell by using foods or other pigments of nature. Today I’m going to show you some simple ways you can dye your Easter eggs using food items you already have around the house.
I’ve been on a bit of a quest this year to find a more natural option for dyeing Easter eggs. Not just for heath reasons, but I was also looking to create a more ‘rustic’ look, rather than the traditional neon flare.  I did not realize how easy it would be, and with things I already had in my kitchen!Â
What Colors Can you Get from Naturally Dying Easter eggs?
You can get a beautiful array of soft and warm colors! We used blueberries (blue), turmeric (yellow), tea (pink), and coffee (brown). And the results were so beautiful!
Foods That Will Naturally Dye Easter Eggs
Here are some different color options you can try, but don’t be afraid to try something new or even combine some to create your own color combinations!
Foods that will naturally dye Easter eggs:
- Blueberries- blue
- Red or purple cabbage- teal
- Coffee-brown
- Tumeric- yellow
- Herbal tea- Pink
- Beets- Pink/Red
- Yellow onion- orange
- Spinach/Parsley- green
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs – Directions
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Ingredients for naturally dyed Easter eggs:
- Natural food choice (from above list)
- Water
- Distilled while vinegar
Directions for naturally dying Easter eggs:
- Boil the food choice (blueberries, turmeric, etc) in some water.
- Add about a tablespoon of distilled white vinegar.
- Take off the stove. Drain any berries, or extra pulp.
- Submerse the eggs in the natural dye.
Tips and Tricks for naturally dying Easter eggs:
Note: The longer you leave the eggs in the dye, the darker the color will be. We wanted pastels, so we only left ours in for about 15 minutes. I’ve read of people soaking them all night.
If you want an extra speckled look, you can take a white starch (like corn or tapioca) and add a tiny bit of water to make it a glue-like consistency. Then take a dry paint brush and flick it onto the eggs.
*Kid friendly tip*Â Put the egg in a whisk and let the kiddos go to town…ahh…so much cleaner… Â
More Spring Activities
Looking for some more fun ideas for the Spring months? Here are some other spring crafts, as well as, book lists, and printable resources to get you started!
- How to Decorate Wooden Easter Eggs
- Picture Books About Gardening
- Spring Prewriting and Shape Activities
- Ten Books to Get Your Started on Nature Study
- Garden Journal and Activities
- Spring Busy Book
- Easy No-Bake Cookie Nests
- 3D Heart Flowers
The eggs look colorful and beautiful.
Thank you! I liked the way they turned out. 🙂 <3
We only have brown eggs in Australia, and there is no such thing as dye kits. I wonder if natural dyes would work as well? Your darkest eggs are a bit lighter than our egg colour. People here don’t dye eggs, although of course we still do. I just use food colouring, water, and vinegar, but next year I might give the natural dyes a go. (Except for blueberries. I’ll just eat all of those!)
I actually had that question too. I bet they would. Perhaps they would have to sit longer..idk. and yeah…there were some missing blueberries in the process. 😉
Great way to dye Easter Eggs and stay healthy. 🙂
Thanks Peggy!
I was wondering if you have any special Good Friday traditions in your family? Here, Good Friday is considered the most sacred and holy day of the year. (Catholicism was a heavy influence here so I think it’s that Catholic influence.) My husband, who isn’t even sure he believes in God, insists we have to eat fish on Good Friday. I used to tease him about it but now I like it, because it makes the day different/special. Nearly everything is closed, the day itself is a public holiday and even grocery stores shut down. Hot cross buns are eaten on Good Friday to symbolise the cross, and them chocolate Easter eggs on Sunday represent the hollow tomb.
Chocolate is huge here for Easter. Giving toys in an Easter basket doesn’t happen much (although the retailers keep pushing for it!) but every kid gets enough chocolate to open a candy shop.
Shops are open Saturday and Sunday. I’m not sure Easter itself is even a public holiday.
Monday is a public holiday too. That means most people (outside of some retail workers and hospitals and police and people like that) get a four day weekend. Some even get a five day weekend, in some industries Tuesday is also a holiday.
Fish is a great idea. 😉 we dont really do anything out of the ordinary. Our church held a special service each day of holy week and then a one on Good Friday evening. Egg decorating and Egg hunts are very common for the little ones as well. 🙂 Happy Easter!
Great jobs with the eggs Jessica love them! We have used crayons paint , which is pretty simple, but We need to branch out! Have a blessed Easter to you and the family, hugs, Terri.?
Hey, simple is the best! lol. Thank you for the kind words. Hope you all have had a wonderful Easter!
You are welcome Jessica as always ☺we had a great day , church mass at 8am then an egg hunt after, before 2 hour drive to inlaws. 2nd egg hunt at inlaws, now home, kids in bed , it’s 10.13 pm , ready for sleep! How was your day? Big huggs, Terri.?
Love the look of natural dyes! They turned out beautiful!
Beautiful! I love the subtle colors. We watercolored blown eggs (which were surprisingly easy) this year, but I’d love to try this next year!
Aww, these are so pretty!! Love it! ?
Thank you! I thought they turned out pretty cute! 🙂