Classic Easter Eggs

Materials:

hard-boiled eggs
decorative stickers
decorative rubber bands
mixing bowls
cut pieces of cardboard (toilet-paper roll) for a egg holder
rubber cement

Ingredients for Easter egg coloring:

paste food coloring (colors of your choice)
1 cup water
1/4 cup vinegar

Steps:

Mix the color desired by testing the paste with 1 cup water and 1/4 cup vinegar. Use less paste for a more subtle color and more paste for a bolder color.

Dip a decorated (with rubber bands or stickers) egg in the mixture and let set. The longer you leave the egg in the solution, the darker it will be.

To create decorative swirls on the eggs, dribble some rubber cement on the egg. This creates a pattern. Let dry until the cement is not sticky. Dip the egg into dye solution and let it set. Remember, the longer it sets, the brighter the color will be. Roll off the rubber cement to reveal the remarkable color contrast (figure B) on your finished Easter egg.