5+ easiest and fastest ways to color eggs for Easter

Easter colors are the main symbol of Easter. We have collected the simplest ideas for preparing them, which do not require a lot of painstaking work, but allow you to get an impressive result. So, how to color eggs simply and beautifully for Easter?

What are the types of eggs?

Each Easter egg has a special name.

• The most popular are colored eggs - plain, colored eggs.
• Decorated with spots and dots - specks.
• With a scratched pattern - drapanki.
• The painted eggs received the corresponding name - pysanky.

Preparedness number one: where to start?

There are 5 important nuances in preparing the main symbol of Easter:

1. You can't boil cold eggs. A sudden change in temperature can lead to damage to the integrity of the shell. Therefore, an hour before cooking, remove the eggs from the refrigerator and leave them on the table at room temperature. Another option is to put it in warm (not hot!) water.
2. Salt the water in which the eggs will be boiled at the rate of 1 tablespoon of salt per 1.5–2 liters of water. Salt will strengthen the shell, and will also prevent the protein from leaking to the surface in case of “breakdowns”.
3. Wash each egg thoroughly in advance with soap, baking soda, or even better, wipe with a cloth soaked in alcohol or vinegar. This will degrease the surface of the shell, and the paint will be distributed more evenly over the surface.
4. Add 9% table vinegar to the coloring solution (about 1 tablespoon per 1.5 liters of water).The vinegar will fix the pigment to the shell and the color will last longer.
5. To give the paints a festive look, you can rub them after dyeing and drying with a cloth soaked in vegetable oil.

Method 1. Industrial paints - playing with color

You can quickly, easily and without hassle at home get eggs of any color for Easter.

Store-bought dyes can be different:

• Dry – in powder or tablets – you will need to first dissolve it in water to obtain a coloring liquid.
• Liquid - in capsules or bottles - are, in fact, paint that can simply be applied evenly to the prepared egg.

In any case, it is important to strictly follow the instructions on the packaging and the manufacturer's recommendations.

How it works?

1. 1. Prepare the dye solution according to the instructions. Add 1 teaspoon of 9% table vinegar.

1. 1. Boil the eggs.

1. Place the eggs in the paint, immersing them completely. Keep in the solution until you achieve the desired color. Dry the paints.

If you are a perfectionist and don’t want to see a spot of paint in the place where the egg came into contact with the bottom of the container, you can build a simple device: stick a few pins into a plasticine “cake” or a piece of sponge the size of the bottom so that their points point upward. Place on the bottom of the container with the coloring solution. On such a stand, thanks to the minimal support area, the eggs will color perfectly evenly. It is advisable to dry the paint on the same “platform”.

Method 2. Freedom of imagination - draw with children

Drawing on the shell is fun and interesting, and every child will be able to express their artistic talent here.However, this kind of entertainment is for older children, because we will work with hot boiled eggs and draw with wax crayons.

How it works?

1. 1. Boil the eggs prepared in advance. Dry.

1. 1. Place the egg on the stand. Insert safety pins into the foam sponge or foam to hold the testicle. A bottle cap can also be used as a stand.

1. Let's start drawing. When exposed to heat, the wax will melt, leaving patterns on the shell. You can also grate crayons and sprinkle these colorful crumbs on an egg.

Method 3. Easy and fast - thermal film stickers

One of the best and fastest ways to paint eggs for Easter at home is with iron-on stickers. They can be put on both a pre-colored egg and a completely clean one - white or brown. Films can even save dyed eggs whose shells have been damaged during cooking.

How it works?

1. 1. Boil the eggs.

1. 1. Place thermal film over the cooled egg.

1. 1. Using a spoon or strainer, carefully lower the sticker egg into the hot water for a few seconds. Be careful: it is better if the water does not boil. Boiling water can move the film and the sticker will lie unevenly.

1. After the “shirt” has tightly covered the egg, it can be pulled out of the water.

Method 4. Turned into gold - how to use foil

A fairly simple, quick and no less original way to decorate Easter eggs at home involves the use of foil, which is also found in Easter sets. Plain or with interesting patterns, shiny and bright, it creates real exquisite jewelry.

How it works?

1. 1. Boil the eggs.
   2. Cut the foil into 15x15 cm square pieces.Sometimes in kits the foil is already cut into suitable elements.
   3. Wrap the cooled eggs in foil.

1. Additionally, you can decorate the paints with any decor - glue sparkles, beads, sequins.

Method 5. Fashionable eggs - draw with a marker

Eggs painted with permanent marker look especially impressive; creating them is fun for both children and adults. These Easter souvenirs can be painted in a certain color in advance, and then any patterns and designs can be drawn.

How it works?

1. Boil the eggs hard.
2. Place each of them on a stand (we wrote above about how to make a stand).
3. Draw any pattern. Let the drawing dry for about an hour.

Such simple ways of painting eggs can turn preparing for the holiday into a fun and interesting activity that your whole family will enjoy. The main thing is to approach the process creatively.