Colored Easter Eggs can be beautiful and yummy. Mimi loves to make them beautiful. McAveler loves them to be yummy!

McAveler, here are some clever ideas from the experts to make colored Easter eggs.

Preparing your Easter eggs for dyeing

Before decorating your eggs, you need to hard-boil them. Place the eggs in a large saucepan. Add cold water; enough to completely cover the eggs. Place on medium-high heat and bringwater to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and simmer eggs for 9 minutes.

Remove from heat and fill with cold water. The eggs must be completely cool and dry, to decorate successfully.

Easy and Clever ways to decorate your Easter Eggs

You can purchase many different kits with stickers, holders etc.

Make your own food color dye. Combine 1/2 to 1 Tablespoon of food coloring with 2 tsp. vinegar in a cup that is deep enough for the eggs. Add water to about the half way point. Gently place the eggs into the cups. Use a soup spoon to place the eggs in the cups, to avoid cracking.

The longer they are left in the dye, the darker the color shade. Experiment with different combinations of colors When you remove the colored Easter egg from the dye, pat dry with a paper towel and place in a holder.

Crayon Colored Easter Eggs. Color on the Easter eggs before placing in the dye. Simple Dots, lines shapes, swirls--the wax will resist the dye and your picture will show through.

If you are coloring Easter eggs with little ones and do not want to use dye...The children can simply color the eggs with crayons and leave it at that.

Rubber Band Designs. Wrap elastic bands around hard cooked eggs, then drop them in food-coloring dye. Remove eggs, pat dry with paper towel and remove rubber bands. The parts of the egg covered with rubber bands will not be colored. Once the rubber bands are removed, you can drop the egg into a different color dye.

Marbled Eggs. In a mug or jar large enough to contain one egg, place 1 Tablespoon of oil, 1 Tablespoon of vinegar and 1 Tablespoon of food coloring. Add enough water to cover egg, stir quickly with a spoon and drop in hard boiled egg. Pull egg out quickly and pat dry with paper towel.

Here is a recipe for Easy Chocolate Easter Eggs.

Ingredients

1 pound Confectioners sugar

6 ounces Semisweet chocolate coating

3 ounces Cream cheese softened

1 teaspoon Vanilla

2 tablespoons Hot water

1 dash salt

2 pounds Real milk chocolate melted

Directions

Blend confectioners sugar, semi-sweet chocolate flavored compound coating, cream cheese, vanilla, hot water, and salt together with a mixer. Divide mixture in half.

To one half of mixture add 2 TBS. peanut butter and form into small eggs. Repeat with remaining half or leave plain for basic Chocolate Easter Eggs.

Dip in melted chocolate.

Decorate with colored frostings and ribbons if desired. Or just eat them up like McAveler does!

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