How to Paint Easter Eggs

Decorating Easter eggs is a time-honored tradition. Each year, millions of eggs are dipped in various dyes to produce a colorful display of Easter festivity. But what if you want to do something a little fancier this year? Why not try painting instead of dyeing? Read on to learn more about how to paint Easter eggs.

Decorating Easter eggs is a time-honored tradition. Each year, millions of eggs are dipped in various dyes to produce a colorful display of Easter festivity. But what if you want to do something a little fancier this year? Why not try painting instead of dyeing? Read on to learn more about how to paint Easter eggs.
Introduction
- Whether they are cleverly hidden in a garden for excited children to find or proudly displayed as a centerpiece on a festive Easter table, beautifully decorated Easter eggs add flair and fun to the holiday. If you want to paint your eggs this year instead of dyeing them, you don't have to be an expert to do it. Just decide what kind of paint you'll use and the designs you want, and start creating!
Step 1: Choose a Design
- Once you have decided that you'd like to paint Easter eggs, you need to choose a design. The design you select will dictate what type of paint you will use. Consider decorating your eggs with Easter symbols, like bunnies or chicks. Pastel colors are often used in Easter decorating. And the actual painting can involve everything from food coloring to watercolor paints to acrylics. You can paint on a white egg or dye your eggs before you paint them. It's all up to you!
Step 2: Gather Supplies and Prep the Eggs
- Now that you've chosen your design idea for your Easter eggs, you should assemble all the supplies you will need for your project. Depending on the type of design you selected and the type of paint you're using, you will need:
1. Eggs
2. Paint
3. Paint brushes
4. Newspaper
- Now you should prepare the eggs for painting. If you are using real eggs, you have two choices:
1. Hard boil the eggs
2. Use blown eggs (to be able to keep your creations forever):
  1. Poke a small hole at each end of the egg with a pin or needle
  2. Break up the yolk with the needle
  3. Gently blow into one end of the egg to allow its contents to come out; you can use:
    A rubber ear syringe
    A drinking straw
    An injection syringe
  4. Wash the inside of the egg out with a combination of vinegar and water
  5. Allow to dry
Step 3: Start Painting
- All your supplies are at hand, the eggs you will be painting are in front of you—it is time to paint!
1. If you are using blown eggs, insert a skewer so you can rotate the egg carefully as you paint your design
2. Once you have painted one half of the egg, you will need to let it dry before you can finish the other half
  1. Place the half-painted egg carefully in an empty egg container
  2. You can also set the egg on a candlestick holder
  3. Allow plenty of drying time
Conclusion
- Painting Easter eggs is a great way to put a new spin on your holiday egg decorating. If you use blown, wooden or even plastic eggs, your creation can be beautifully displayed every Easter for years to come. If you are using hard boiled eggs, remember: they should not be eaten.