Dip Dye Hard Boiled Eggs
First off, an all time tradition that's really great and fun for all ages would be dying the eggs.
All you need to do is hard-boil some eggs, then set up a few different colored bowls of food color dye and dip them in. Sometimes you have to dip the a few times to get the color you want but it's really a great fun project for the littles if they want to get involved in the cooking. (:
Just be sure to set it up where the dye wont stain anything. Then you've got cutely colored eggs for eating and making deviled eggs with. ;)
If you want to get creative with it and have some extra time you could also take some silver or gold sharpie markers and put designs on some solid colored eggs for a little extra flare. (:
If you want to get creative with it and have some extra time you could also take some silver or gold sharpie markers and put designs on some solid colored eggs for a little extra flare. (:
Dip Dye Ballet Flats
Now I really love this one. It takes a bit more effort, but I saw someone doing it and I thought it was super smart. Easter is full of light colors and there's nothing better than matching shoes so why not customize your shoes?
Materials:
- ballet flats (mine are poly satin and faux suede from H&M, but
works best with natural fabrics like suede and cotton) (similar here)
- RIT liquid dye ( purple, fuschia, and teal)
- measuring spoons
- gloves
Steps:
1. Create your dye baths. First, boil water. You will need about 4
liters. For the fuschia dye bath, pour about 1 1/4 liters of water,
along with 3 tablespoons of salt into a container. Then, add about 3
tablespoons of fuschia RIT dye. For the purple dye bath, pour about 1
1/4 liters of water, along with 3 tablespoons of salt into a container.
Then, add about 2 tablespoons of fuschia RIT dye and 3 tablespoons
purple RIT dye. After, for the teal dye bath, pour about 1 1/4 liters
of water, along with 3 tablespoons of salt into a container. Then, add
about 3 tablespoons of teal.
2. If your ballet flat has a bow, you can tape it to the inside to
prevent it from dying. Then for the fuschia/pink ballet flat version,
quickly dip the front end of the flat into the fuschia dye bath. Then
dip only about 1" into the dye bath for a couple minutes, so the tip of
the flat is richer in color. Let this dry. For the purple/teal ballet
flat version, quickly dip the front end of the flat into the purple dye.
Then dip only about 1" into the dye bath for a couple minutes, so the
tip of the flat is richer in color.
3. To finish up the purple/teal version, paint on the teal dye with the sponge brush. Leave a gap of about 1 1/2" unpainted.
4. Afterwards, run the sponge brush under water until fully clean. Then,
paint on water at the edge to smoothen the ombre. Let fully dry.
((From: swellmayde.com))
String Easter Eggs
String Easter Eggs
These are the coolest. I really love these and they're actually not too hard!
You can also make larger ones for decorating purposes by using bigger balloons. (:
Construction Paper Bunny Ears
Pretty plain and simple. I'm pretty sure everyone made those Indian feather ones in grade school and this is pretty much the same. Just grab a stapler, some scissors and some white (or brown if you'd prefer a brown bunny) and pink construction paper!
Bunny Cookies
This is for all the bakers. If you are making some Easter cookies and you'd like to personalize them to make everyone compliment you, you might like this idea. Hardly takes any time at all. Quickly clip a bit for the ears and poke little eye dots to make your cookies little bunny babies. (:
I really hope you all enjoyed these ideas! Even if you don't make them, reading about stuff you wish you did is still fun too. xP Hope you guys have a bright and pleasant Easter. (:
Truly yours,
Belle
P.S. I will not be posting tomorrow which is Good Friday, or on Holy Saturday. I hope your weekend goes well and you all rest up, unlike me, who will be working two shifts and on Easter Sunday.... *hd* Heaven help me. xP
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