A popular “secret message’ activity where you write a message on a hard boiled egg with a mixture of Alum and vinegar and it shows up on the egg when you take the shell off has been proven un safe to eat. Why waste an egg here is a fun activity for kids that you can eat afterwards.

  1. With a white crayon write messages on a hard boiled egg to your children. You can write their names, a loving message, something funny or a scripture.
  2. Have the children dye their eggs using a natural dye (safe from toxins!)
  • Beet Juice or Cranberry juice will make pink
  • Grape Juice will make Lavender
  • Orange peels, lemon peels or carrots will make Yellow
  • Spinach or grass will make Green
  • Blueberries will make Blue

To make your dye This is what you need to do.

  1. I a pot add 4 cups of water and 3 tablespoons of vinegar.
  2. Add your ingredients to make your colour. The more you use the brighter the color will be. Use 2-4 cups. 1 colour per pot. You can combine ingredients to make a different colour ie. Yellow + Green = Orange. Also a great learning experience for children!
  3. Bring water and ingredients to a boil then simmer for at least 30 minutes.
  4. Drain the dye into a container.
  5. Add eggs to the  the dye, turning eggs over occasionally to allow for even colouring. Leave egg in dye depening on how deep you want the colour.