Ok, one of the reasons we use plastic eggs instead of real ones is because A: they’re totally reusable (when we can find them the next year) and B: they don’t require any boiling and cooling, etc, and C: there’s absolutely no worries if we don’t find one when it comes to rotting, and stinking.
This year, Walmart has a great solution to all of these issues with the Plastic Decorating Eggs. These eggs look like real eggs, but they’re not! They even work like real eggs, when it comes to decorating and dyeing them. You won’t waste money on food, there’s no risk of breaking, spoiling, smelling, and no need to boil the egg. The fact that they don’t have any “food” in them, makes them perfect for reusable decorations in the house year after year, and if you don’t want to keep them, they are 100% Recyclable.
This year, we’re going to use these eggs for some table decorations, but first, we have to decorate them! I picked up a couple of egg dye kits at my local Walmart store, so we’re going to use those to decorate our eggs this year.
The first kit that I bought has the typical egg dye tabs. Now, remember, these are not exactly regular eggs, although they look like them. Read the package instructions for the eggs as well as the dye that you are using. In the case of regular dye tabs, the instructions on the eggs say NOT to mix the vinegar with water. It says to use vinegar only with the dye tabs. Drop in the dye tabs and stir until well mixed. I set up a few cups so that we could dye more than one egg at a time. We let each egg sit in the dye for about 60 seconds, while turning it, making sure it was thoroughly covered. Once removed from the dye, they were set on the package, turned into drying rack. They seemed to dry pretty quickly, and they looked nice!
The second dye kit we bought came with plastic bags and dye pouches. These were easy. Pop an egg into the bag, and put a couple of drops of dye in the bag. Roll the egg around until thoroughly coated with the dye. Set to dry.
The eggs all turned out wonderfully! I want to make some really neat decorations out of these eggs. I’m between making a really crazy wreath for inside the house, or making an Easter Egg Tree out of them. The possibilities are endless, and at only $1.97 for each dozen of *eggs*, you can do a lot of really cool crafts for very little cost!
Have you seen these eggs? What do you think of them? I want to know what you did with them! Let me know what you want to do with them! Maybe I’ll pick an idea and make it right here on Mommy Brain Reports! Post your ideas in the comments below!
