Late one night (I think my best ideas come after midnight), I was trying to figure out what to do with our left over egg dye. Our dyes looked so pretty lined up in mason jars, and I could not just throw them away. There had to be something fun that we could do with it. My kids LOVE to try new experiments, so why not turn egg dying into an experiment. Volcano Easter Eggs.
Kaleb added 2 T of baking soda to the bottom of each mason jar. Next he added 1 T of egg dye, stirring to form a wet paste. Since most egg dye uses a few tablespoons of vinegar, there was a small reaction when the dye was added to the baking soda. You could try food coloring instead of egg dye, but that would defeat the purpose of using up my leftover egg dye;)
Since I knew this experiment had the potential to be crazy messy we took it outside to the patio. We used paint brushes to paint the thick paste onto our eggs. Yep, this was just as much fun for the adults as it was for the kids!
The thicker the paste that was painted onto the egg, the better the reaction.
The kids could not wait to drop our baking soda covered eggs into vinegar. The kids have played with baking soda and vinegar before and always love to watch the fizzy reaction. They were really excited to see how it would help to color their eggs.
I love these excited little faces! Oh to have the simple joy of kids!
Check out how beautiful this egg turned out, it almost looks tie dyed.
Everyone LOVED the whole process of coloring these little Volcano Easter eggs. This might not be as relaxing as painting eggs the traditional way, but it was tons of fun. Since we were outside, there was very little mess to clean up! This is defiantly something that we will be repeating again next year. I hope your family enjoys this little experiment as much as we did. Happy Easter!
Check out these other fun ways to dye your Easter eggs:
- Sharpie Tie Dye Easter Eggs
- Melted Crayon Easter Eggs
- Kool-aid Easter Eggs
- Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
- Volcano Egg Dyeing
Here is a link to a fun list of great experiments that my kids love.
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Tammy
ooo!! what a great idea! i LOVE the looks on their faces- hands in the air & all! crack. me. up. i love how you take pictures that actually capture the perfect moment- i am terrible at that. even with just that one picture of all their faces at it bubbles- that would be all you need to have a prefect remembrance of the activity.
p.s. i love that you comment on my blog. SOMEONE reads it!
much love, linds
i know there are a lot of stories out there i haven’t heard!! someday…
p.p.s. we are always trying to figure out a way to come up north and visit people- i would love to meet more people who knew brad with hair
I may have written a comment similar to this before, but I’ll say it again. You are such an amazing mother. If only more moms were as involved and dedicated as you are. Keep it up!!
oh man, remember that one time when i am a stranger who follows your blog bc you have amazing ideas and then i got it confused on my reader with my OTHER friend who has a very similar blog & made a comment that is TOTALLy not for you? hahaha!
How long did you leave the paste on the eggs before putting them in the vinegar? And did you leave them in the vinegar just until the bubbling dissipated?
We just left the eggs in the vinegar solution until the bubbles were finished and then took the colored eggs out. Have fun.
First time caller, long time listener. Thank you! My boys will love this.
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This looks like so much fun! Thinking this would be fabulous to do with the whole second grade! I can’t believe you let your daughter wear a white sweater while doing this.
wondering what kind of egg dye you used?
It was one of the egg dyeing kits, where the dye comes in pellet. I can’t remember the brand. Although I am sure that any egg dye or food coloring would work.
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Great minds think alike.
We did this last year and it was a HUGE hit. We will be doing it again this week. Love anything with vinegar and baking soda here.
Love! This is one we have done a few years now too and it is a total keeper. I just recently had an Easter party and there was a line up to dye their eggs this way. Science always makes it more fun:)
were they boiled or raw eggs that you used please?
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