Friday, March 21, 2008

Easter Egg Dyeing 101

Rule #1 - Easter egg dyeing is not recommended for children under 5. Please read box labels before you begin.Rule #2 - Use the little egg dipper that comes in the box. Because, yes. That's real dye.Rule #3 - Don't hide Easter Eggs in the bookshelf because they'll start to smell after awhile. Eggs need to be refrigerated even if your resident Easter Bunny disagrees. Rule #4 - Let it be known that even hard-boiled eggs will break when dropped, thrown, juggled, or balanced on your nose.

6 comments:

Nikki said...

we skipped the egg dyeing this year. Does that make me a bad mom??

Emily said...

I'm going to skip it from now on - at least until ALL my kids are the recommended age.

Unknown said...

Great post. I never did this growing up, so Melissa let me do it with the grandkids last year. It was fun times.

Sara @ Our Best Bites said...

Geez, I'm surprised your genius kids had any issues. I mean did you see the silk-dyed ones Tyler did- posted on my blog? He prefers that method; more artistic liberties.

Hahaha! That's why I did *my* eggs while the kid was sleeping, lol. I won't even attempt egg-dying with my kids until they are all over the age of 12.

The Gunnerson Family said...

Did you learn all those rules from experience? I agree that dyeing eggs is quite a hassle with small children, but I have found that many things I do for my kids are quite a lot of work for me. I love your blog. The pics are always great and your stories are even better. I can hear you in my head telling them to me as I read. I am so glad that you take the time to do this!

Emily said...

Laughter about the "genius kids" having issues. . . I LOVED your silk-dyed eggs, by the way.

And sadly, yes. I learn most of my "what NOT to do" lessons by experience - one of the perks of being a parent, I guess.