This Easter, why not color your eggs using nature’s very own dyes? It’s possible to come up with a great number of colors using natural ingredients that can easily be found in almost any kitchen.

Pale Red
Fresh beets or cranberries, frozen raspberries

Orange
Yellow onion skins

Light yellow
Orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seed or ground cumin

Yellow
Ground turmeric

Pale green
Spinach leaves

Green-gold
Yellow Delicious apple peels

Blue
Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves

Beige to brown
Strong brewed coffee

Instructions:
To dye the perfect Easter eggs the natural way, here’s what to do:

1. Put eggs in a single layer in a pan. Pour water in pan until the eggs are covered.

2. Add about a teaspoon of vinegar.

3. Add the natural dye appropriate to the color you want your eggs to be. (The more eggs you are dying at a time, the more dye you will need to use.)

4. Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

5. Remove the substance you used to color the eggs. Put eggs in a bowl. If you want your eggs to be a darker shade, cover them with the dye and let them stand overnight in the refrigerator.

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Dye Easter Eggs Naturally {kids + eco friendly craft}