How to make naturally dyed Easter eggs

Finished dyed Easter eggs | © National Trust Video Team

This craft is a great way to create some vibrant Easter eggs from natural ingredients. They’re also ideal for using in an Easter egg hunt around your house or garden. If younger family members would like to get involved, it's best to have an adult there to help with some of the trickier parts.

What you'll need

Turmeric for yellow eggs
Red onion skins for red eggs
Red cabbage for blue eggs
White or pale eggs
A saucepan
A chopping board
Some white vinegar
A knife
An adult to help you with the tricky bits

Method

Prepare your ingredients: Finely chop your vegetables if you’re using some for the dye. Then, put your vegetables or turmeric into the saucepan, and completely cover with water. Put in two tablespoons of vinegar for every pint of water.
Extract the dye: Boil for 30 minutes if you’re using a vegetable, or between 30 minutes and two hours if you’re using turmeric.
Prepare the eggs: While the dye is being extracted, wash your eggs with soap and water.
Dye those eggs: Using a ladle or spoon, carefully put your eggs into the saucepan with the dyeing agent and submerge them. Keep these in the saucepan for 15 minutes.
Finish the eggs: Allow the eggs to cool overnight for the colour to set in.

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How to make naturally dyed Easter eggs

Follow along with this video to make naturally dyed Easter eggs. If you're looking for things to do this Easter, we've got a playlist of Easter craft videos at the end of this page.