Mess Free Easter Egg Decorating
Dipping plain white eggs into a bowl and watching them turn a different color is almost magical for children, but may be a bit intimidating for parents seeking to avoid a mess. Here are a few tips for mess free egg decorating:
1. Stick with Stickers
If you (or your children) are not attached to the traditional dying of eggs, this may be a way to minimize the muss and fuss of egg decorating. Stickers make easy decorations. There's nothing to clean up afterwards. To try this easy technique, simply purchase ordinary Easter stickers and stick them onto the eggs. You may be pleasantly surprised by the colorful results.
2. Dye Your Eggs at the Stove
Avoid the mess that comes with giving your children their own dye cups. Mix the dye ingredients in a five quart stock pot or Dutch oven. Let the child take the dried boiled eggs and place them in the pot of dye solution on the stove. When the eggs are ready, use a slotted spoon to lift the dyed eggs out of the pan. This type of spoon leaves less liquid on the spoon which means less liquid to make a mess. Carefully spoon the eggs back into the carton.
3. Work on the Kitchen Floor
The closer you are to the ground, the shorter the distance an egg has to fall. Spread an old plastic tablecloth or tarp on the floor. Give each child an apron and a pair of latex exam gloves. These gloves allow the children to easily dip the eggs with their hands instead of struggling with a spoon.
4. Buy a Ready to Use Easter Egg Kit.
PAAS® has been making egg decorating materials for years, and constantly come up with new ways to make the egg decorating process easier and faster. Their egg wrapping kits use only boiling water and make no mess at all. They also offer egg cups complete with dye and dipper so you don’t need spoons at all. You can purchase PAAS® products wherever decorating items are sold.
Egg decorating is great for everyone, but no one likes to clean up at the end. Make it easier on yourself this year, and use our tips for some good clean fun.
Dipping plain white eggs into a bowl and watching them turn a different color is almost magical for children, but may be a bit intimidating for parents seeking to avoid a mess. Here are a few tips for mess free egg decorating:
1. Stick with Stickers
If you (or your children) are not attached to the traditional dying of eggs, this may be a way to minimize the muss and fuss of egg decorating. Stickers make easy decorations. There's nothing to clean up afterwards. To try this easy technique, simply purchase ordinary Easter stickers and stick them onto the eggs. You may be pleasantly surprised by the colorful results.
2. Dye Your Eggs at the Stove
Avoid the mess that comes with giving your children their own dye cups. Mix the dye ingredients in a five quart stock pot or Dutch oven. Let the child take the dried boiled eggs and place them in the pot of dye solution on the stove. When the eggs are ready, use a slotted spoon to lift the dyed eggs out of the pan. This type of spoon leaves less liquid on the spoon which means less liquid to make a mess. Carefully spoon the eggs back into the carton.
3. Work on the Kitchen Floor
The closer you are to the ground, the shorter the distance an egg has to fall. Spread an old plastic tablecloth or tarp on the floor. Give each child an apron and a pair of latex exam gloves. These gloves allow the children to easily dip the eggs with their hands instead of struggling with a spoon.
4. Buy a Ready to Use Easter Egg Kit.
PAAS® has been making egg decorating materials for years, and constantly come up with new ways to make the egg decorating process easier and faster. Their egg wrapping kits use only boiling water and make no mess at all. They also offer egg cups complete with dye and dipper so you don’t need spoons at all. You can purchase PAAS® products wherever decorating items are sold.
Egg decorating is great for everyone, but no one likes to clean up at the end. Make it easier on yourself this year, and use our tips for some good clean fun.
Atricle Source: Faithful Grannies and Wahm Choices
Marcia Chumbley is a work at home mom and grandmother in Minnesota. She is the owner of a Christian Work From Home Moms and Grandparents web site at http://www.faithfulgrannies.com/ and WAHM Choices-Work at Home Moms Choices http://www.wahmchoices.com Bringing generations of Christian Work From Home Moms, Grandmothers, Parents, Boomers and Families together while providing resources, inspiration and affordable advertising while balancing the work at home experience.
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