I hadn't planned on dyeing Easter Eggs with the kids this year. Partly due to laziness, partly due to the fact that we will be out of town for Easter and partly b/c the kids didn't ask.
Well they didn't ask b/c they thought up the idea on their own to just color the eggs with markers...without mom knowing about it. They turned out OK - my concern was that the marker ink got through onto the inside of the egg...though the marker pkg had been long thrown away, dd was "sure" that they were non-toxic (probably all kiddie markers are anyway). But this gave me another idea.
Last yr I bought some Foodoodler markers - markers that are specifically for writing/drawing on food. So today when we boiled some eggs for eating - dd asked decorating eggs and since mom was in on the project this time - I got out the Foodoodler markers. A package of 8 markers costs about $8 (plus shipping). I found mine on eBay.
Well they didn't ask b/c they thought up the idea on their own to just color the eggs with markers...without mom knowing about it. They turned out OK - my concern was that the marker ink got through onto the inside of the egg...though the marker pkg had been long thrown away, dd was "sure" that they were non-toxic (probably all kiddie markers are anyway). But this gave me another idea.
Last yr I bought some Foodoodler markers - markers that are specifically for writing/drawing on food. So today when we boiled some eggs for eating - dd asked decorating eggs and since mom was in on the project this time - I got out the Foodoodler markers. A package of 8 markers costs about $8 (plus shipping). I found mine on eBay.
Dd liked using the doodlers better than the traditional way of coloring eggs b/c it allowed more creativity. Ds who had a hard time coloring his eggs - said he liked dyeing eggs better.
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5 comments:
I love that idea. . . markers. I'm got to go get supplies because my kids think Jesus' stone can't roll away UNTIL we dye the eggs. It's a theology issue.
We love using markers. Another quick way is to use water colors, stickers, crayons, and finger prints with ink pads. I will do anything to get out of the traditional dying method. (plus my son still can't understand why "dye" doesn't mean we are killing the eggs and I just choose not to go there again this year)
Those eggs are so cute! So much more personal than dying.
I'd use the markers and THEN dye them too!
"Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall".
This rhyme, which always brings tears to my eyes, comes to mind whenever I see decorated Easter eggs. You aren't going to smash those pretty things are you? When I was a small child I watched in horror as my mother destroyed my masterpieces to make egg salad sandwhiches. She even made me eat one! Please don't put your children through the same horror I experienced.....
Terrific idea--just in time for our decorating tomorrow!
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