Easter and the Eggs

Well, Easter has past, and as usual, we had many ‘tasks’ undone.  Namely, the main activity of colouring eggs.  So, as the kids search the virtual world of Club Penguin for eggs, I am thinking of what to do with the 18 eggs in the refrigerator!  These are the ideas we came up with, and what happened next!

In this ladies blog, she used natural veggies and fruits to create natural colours for her eggs.  We tried it, and this is what we got! 

Then we wondered what happens if you colour the eggs with vinegar, or without...what are the results?  Why do you use vinegar in the dying process? 

The eggs on the left are done with vinegar.  The eggs on the right are just done with water and colouring.  Audrey’s theory is that the vinegar eggs are brighter because the acid in the vinegar helps dissolve the shell, which makes the colour absorb faster, stronger and brighter.  There is a definite difference in the colour, so if you want bright eggs...use vinegar, but regardless...colour them before Easter!!! 

1 pot had eggs with blueberries and water, the other with blueberries and vinegar with water.  As you can see, the vinegar egg (right) had better colour, but the vinegar left a strange pattern, while the plain blueberries in water made a smooth egg, the colour was not as bright.