Toddler Dyes Easter Eggs, 2.0

Here are the kiddos dyeing Easter eggs at Grandma Judy & Grandpa Larry's house. It brings me back to Oliver's first time dyeing eggs when he was 17 months old (Jo is now 16 months). They're so cute!

                       

Volcano Easter Eggs!

We took the kids over to my in-law's house today to dye some Easter eggs. Colleen asked me if I'd seen the pin she'd found on Pinterest (I hadn't). It was for volcano Easter eggs, and she wanted to give it a try. You can find the pin right here, and it will direct you to a fun blog called "Toddler Approved." Check it out!

The basic idea behind the activity is this: You paint your Easter eggs using a baking soda and food coloring mixture. Then, you drizzle the egg with vinegar. It foams and dyes the egg!

It reminds me a lot of the vinegar and baking soda color explosion activity we've done (many times now) in the past. This one doesn't have quite as sensational of an explosion, but it's absolutely a new and fun way to dye those eggs!

To make the paint, I eyeballed about a Tablespoon of baking soda. I added 6 drops of food coloring, and then I added just splash of water. That was enough to thin it out enough to paint.

Here are the kids painting their eggs with Grandma Colleen:

Once your egg is painted, set it in a bowl or other container (something you don't love dearly, in case it stains) and drizzle some vinegar on it. It foams! Oliver was in awe and said, "Wow, Grammi, wow!"

Here's a video of our kids making volcano Easter eggs:
                       

Oliver's Works of Art

My mom invited us to come over this week and dye Easter eggs. I was excited to have Oliver try dyeing eggs and wasn't brave enough to let him attempt at our house. However, I also know Oliver's cautious personality, and I thought it was unlikely he'd be "brave" enough to actually try dyeing any eggs. Boy, was I wrong! He took to it immediately. I set a tray of hard-boiled eggs in front of him and told him to put them in the cups. He dunked away and had a blast! His eggs turned out lovely, too.

Toddler Dyes Easter Eggs