We actually dyed our Easter Eggs early this year…
“Early? Vhat is zhis, earrrly word you use? I do not know ze meaning of zhis!”
Yea, yea. So we’re not exactly the early type. And that’s a really bad accent. I know, I know…
I was motivated by our impending road trip for the kids’ Spring Break, which will have us traveling over Easter. This is America. A kid’s got to decorate some Easter eggs! It would just be so… un-natural not to.
I snagged an egg-dyeing kit a couple days ago at Goodwill for 99 cents. Alas, I could not find it.
(Me suspects some little hands got a little curious and ran off with it subsequently forgetting to whence he ran and someday I will find a lovely surprise waiting for me in a most unexpected place and I will cry, “Ah-ha! there it is!” and I will put it somewhere hopefully where I will remember to pull it out for next year’s afternoon of very necessary Easter Egg dyeing and decorating experience.)
But the thing is, after I bought the 99 cent kit at Goodwill I was looking for something else and came across two unused kits from Easters Past that made me wonder, “Now, why on earth did I just spend that 99 cents?” after which I slapped my hand on my forehead because for the love of Pete it’s just 99 cents.
- But that, people, is how mindful I am trying to be of every purchase.
- And that, people, is why I need to keep working on de-cluttering and de-mystifying the nether regions of this home.
Naturally, the kids loved dyeing the eggs. (Not to be confused with “dying” the eggs — like killing them. Olivia wants to be sure you understand that.)
(Although the double meaning of the word does seem a little apropos.)
For the first time, we also dyed farm fresh eggs instead of the usual store-bought ones, resulting in some pretty, funky earthy tones.
(The greens were a favorite.)
My honest-to-goodness grass-fed chicken eggs cost me $2.50/dozen. We decorated 18 eggs, plus the cost of the dye… Let’s call it $4.75 for an afternoon of egg decorating.
Oh, and don’t forget these things are edible, too; we turned around and had a pre-dinner snack.
First, we ate them whole…
Or, you know. In pieces. Which Olivia always insists on doing.
Her little brother followed suit. Then wasn’t too happy when he learned he was expected to eat the yolk, too.
Ah. Luckily (for me) he discovered that it was good with salt.
I hope you all enjoy a wonderful, Christ-filled Easter. (With lots of chocolate and jelly beans on the side.)
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Very cute eggs! I haven’t dyed eggs for a few years because I’m just on my own but I do enjoy doing it
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The eggs are cute and the kids look happy eating the results of their own effort. I look back on those days with fondness and can’t wait to dye eggs with grandkids.
P.S. Have a blessed Easter.
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I have the same problem; I KNOW I bought some dye on clearance after last Easter. Where is that “safe place” I put it? I’m sure I’ll find it-a week after Easter.
Anyway, we are eternally grateful for the Christ whose blood makes salvation and eternity real.
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My kids are grown and gone, but that was me….. looking for the things I bought on sale the year before. If I had it to do over again, I would be so much more organized……..(tongue in cheek)…..
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Adorable. I love how you did the pictures so the colors pop like that. Looks like a fun time was had by all… even if you didn’t use the 99 cent dye kit!
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That looks like so much fun. I wasn’t planning to dye any this year, but I may need to
Now… where is the .35 box of dye I bought on clearance last Easter……..
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