These Dinosaur Eggs are a fun variation to common Easter Egg decorating. Plus they would make a fun addition to a Dinosaur party.
Easter time is here and my boys are really excited for next week. Not only for Easter but because we have Spring Break off the entire week before Easter. Since my boys have each gone through a stage where they were obsessed with Dinosaurs, I knew these Dinosaur eggs would be a fun Easter project for them.
I originally saw this idea in the Savoring the Seasons cookbook and knew we had to try it out.
Dinosaur Eggs
All you need is:
- Hard boiled eggs
- Small cups or bowls
- Water
- Liquid food coloring
1-Boil and then cool your eggs. Once cool you can gently tap and carefully squish (for lack of a better word) the entire shell to create cracks all over the egg. Try and keep the shell as intact as possible but it’s okay if little bits of the shell fall off.
2-Fill small cups or bowls with water and add about 10 drops of food coloring for every 1 cup of water. If you want them darker you can use more. I only used about 10 and they aren’t incredibly dark, but dark enough to show the design.
3- Place the eggs in the cups and refrigerate overnight.
4-In the morning you remove the eggs from the containers and rinse off any additional coloring. Then carefully remove the shells, rinse and enjoy!
Not only are these fun for Easter but they would be really fun for a Dinosaur birthday party. We did a Dinosaur party a few years back and I wish I had seen this then. These would have been a great food idea. Oh well…with 4 boys I’m sure there will be another dinosaur party in our future.
What is your favorite way to decorate Easter Eggs?
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Absolute cuteness!~ My twins would love to try this. Last year we didn’t even die eggs…bah humbug!
Thanks! I’m guilty of not dyeing eggs in past years. I’ve decided that if I want to do stuff like this with my boys I need to do it in the weeks leading up to the holidays because whenever I wait until holiday time, I always get too busy. If you try it, let me know what your boys think!
Wow! I love this idea and I liove that you adapted them to be dinosaur eggs- I don’t celebrate easter, but I always want to dye eggs, but can never think of what to dye them for- and I have a 2 year old son- so I’m sure this will be in my future as well!
I hope your son has fun making these! My boys want to do them again this weekend.
My son would totally dig this!! Thanks!
Definitely fun for the boys!
I think they’re beautiful! And so easy. My daughter will love this.
If you make them, let me know how she likes them! Thanks for stopping by.
What a great (and cute!!) project idea!! My kiddos will love this!! Thanks for sharing. Thanks for stopping by today!!
Thank you and your welcome! 😉 I hope your kids had fun making them.
So cute! My boys would love these!
My boys keep wanting to make them again and again. Very fun and easy. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
That was a cool Idea. I have four grand children, and were going to make them. They are going to love making them.
Thanks
Felice
Hope they had fun! You sound like a great grandma. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
These turned out great! Thanks for linking this post to Tuesday Tots. I’m featuring it this week 🙂
Hi,
I just wanted to say THANK YOU! My four year old is obsessed beyond belief with dinosaurs and dinosaur eggs. You can’t imagine how excited he is going to be over this……so many thank yous!
This is a great idea! My son is really fascinated by dinosaurs. I am pinning this for future reference!
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Such a cool idea, can’t wait to make these for my baby boy (probably next Easter, he’s just 8 months old now 🙂 ). Thanks for sharing this at my Facebook Milestone Link Party :)!
These are cool. I think they would be fun to make, and fun to find. 🙂
Cool and easy idea especially for boys! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on MM Pinterest Board! Have a great week!
Kim
Thanks so much! My boys love these.
Those are adorable!! What a fun thing to do with your family! Thank you for sharing it with us at the #HomeMattersParty
These are super cool! I just wanted to stop by to let you know these were my pick for Rockstar of the week at the Creativity Unleashed link party! Voting is open now for MEGA Rockstar, so feel free to stop by and vote, and I hope you win!