3 Lickity-Split Ways to Make Egg Dye—With or Without the Box

In my family, Easter isn’t a particularly sentimental holiday (as we’re not religious), but one tradition we can all get behind? Gathering around the table to dye eggs together. Some years back, my mom coined this activity the “eggs-travaganza,” and the Saturday before Easter Sunday is always spent competing with each other to create the most beautiful or most original dyed egg.

In years past, I’ve drawn tiny, intricate details on eggs, dip-dyed them in various hues, and even once painted four eggs with the likenesses of our favorite Star Wars characters. These eggs were pretty much totally decorative, though, as I’d often use acrylic paints and markers to get the desired effect.

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