Mayfield Electric & Water Systems

To make a blown egg poke a small hole in each end of the egg with a large needle. Push needle into egg and twist around to break the yolk. Hold the egg over a bowl and blow hard through the hole until the shell is empty. Rinse eggshells well and allow to dry. (save the raw eggs and scramble for breakfast).

Various food and plant items
Sauce pans for each color
Slotted spoon
Strainer
Cooking oil
Soft cloth

1. Pour 1/2 cup water into each sauce pan.
2. Add cut up fruit, vegetables, or plants (carrots, blueberries, grass, and coffee work well).
3. Bring to a boil and simmer until the desired color is achieved.
4. Remove from heat and strain reserving water.
5. When water is slightly cooled, add boiled or blown eggs and allow them to sit until they turn the desired color.
6. Remove with slotted spoon and allow to dry.
7. Polish with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth.

Different color crepe paper
Hot water
Small bowls or cups
Slotted spoon
Cooking oil
Soft cloth

1. Soak crepe paper in hot water in individual bowls or cups for each color.
2. Add eggs and allow them to sit in the water until the desired color is achieved.
3. Remove with slotted spoon and allow to dry.
4. Polish with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth.

Food coloring
Hot water
White vinegar
Small bowls or cups
Slotted spoon
Cooking oil
Soft cloth

1. For each color measure 1/4 teaspoon food coloring in small bowl.
2. Add 3/4 cup hot water and 1 tablespoon white vinegar to each color.
3. Add eggs and allow to sit until they are the desired color.
4. Remove with slotted spoon and allow to dry.
5. Polish with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth.

Wax crayons
Paper towels
Egg dyes in different colors
Slotted spoon
Cooking oil
Soft cloth

1. Draw a heavy crayon pattern on hard boiled egg.
2. Dip the egg in dye; preferably a darker color than the crayon.  Allow to sit until it is the desired color.
3. Remove with slotted spoon and place in 100 degree F oven for a few minutes until wax is melted.
4. Wipe with paper towel. Leave waxed area white or dip again in lighter dye to fill in pattern where wax was.
5. Polish with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth.

Masking tape
Different color egg dye
Slotted spoon
Cooking oil
Soft cloth

1. Stick a pattern of masking tape on plain hard boiled eggs.
2. Dip the egg in dye and allow to sit until it is the desired color.
3. Remove with slotted spoon and allow to dry.
4. Remove masking tape.  Leave masked areas white or dip again in lighter dye.
5. Polish with small amount of cooking oil and soft cloth.

Large glass jar
Crayon stubs
Vegetable grater
Hot water
Waxed paper or newspaper
Empty egg carton
Clear acrylic spray

1. Grate peeled crayons over waxed paper.
2. Fill jar with very hot water. (Be extra careful).  Drop bits of grated crayon into water.
3. Add hard boiled or blown egg as soon as crayon begins to melt.
4. Twirl egg in the water with a spoon.  The wax should form a design on the egg.
5. Carefully remove egg with slotted spoon and set in egg carton to dry.
6. Spray with clear acrylic to seal.

Liquid tempera paint
Paper cups for each color
Small pieces of foam or sponge
Clothes pins for each color
Egg cups
Clear acrylic spray

1. Place hard boiled or blown eggs in egg cups.
2. Partially fill paper cups with different colors of paint.
3. Clip a piece of sponge to a clothes pin and dip into paper cup using the clothes pin as a handle.
4. Lightly dab the sponge over the top half of the egg.
5. Allow to dry, then turn the egg over and paint the bottom half.
6. Allow to dry.  If using blown eggs, spray with acrylic spray for a permanent finish.