Being a grandmother of twins, boy and girl age 3, makes coloring Easter Eggs more fun. It will soon be time to do that and this grandma has the right ingredients to make beautiful colored eggs. Being an Independent Watkins Associate gives me just the right tools to color those eggs that the children will have so much fun dyeing and they will have some fond memories.
You will want to use food-safe dyes when coloring eggs. Watkins food coloring is food-safe, so it can be used in baking, frosting and even home made play dough. Always have an adult help the children because you will have boiling water to make the coloring. You will have to hard boil clean white eggs before you dye them, as many as you want to color. I have also blown out the center of the eggs and colored those as well. Watkins has four colors but you can also mix them to make other colors, the primary colors are blue, green, red and yellow.
Here is the recipe for Simple Egg Dye:
* Combine 1/2 cup boiling water with 1 tsp vinegar and 1/2 tsp Watkins Food Color of Choice.
* Dip eggs into dye for at least 5 minutes or until desired color is reached.
Long dips produce deeper, richer colors.
To make new colors mix the following colors together.
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Blue + Red = Purple
Blue + Green = Teal
Yellow + Green = Lime
Here are some Color Tips:
* Use kitchen tongs to dip eggs
* Use color crayons to create fun shapes on eggs before dyeing them. The fun shapes and lines will show through the dye.
* Wrap a few eggs in rubber bands prior to dipping for a tie-dye effect.
* Paint eggs with Watkins undiluted Food Colors. Simply dip a paint brush in the desired color and let your creativity flow.
Make some memories this year, color eggs and let the children have fun doing it. They will be so proud of their work and you will be too.
Have fun with our line of food colors! Mix and match to create a rainbow of colors that are sure to brighten your eggs this season!
