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Are you tired of the soggy mess of dye cups and stained countertops that come with traditional Easter egg dyeing? Then you’re in for a real treat! Forget about vinegar water and time-consuming boiling processes. With a few simple items like uncooked white rice, food coloring, and some basic kitchen supplies, you can create beautiful, vibrant Easter Eggs without all the mess. In this article, we’ll provide an easy-to-follow guide on how to dye Easter eggs with rice. You’ll learn the materials needed, step-by-step instructions, and tips for adding additional details to your eggs. Plus, it’s fun for the entire family! So, let’s get started and make your Easter egg decorating season a little less messy!

How To Dye Easter Eggs With Rice

Dying Eggs is a staple around Easter time. Usually, it involves vinegar and food coloring to get just the perfect egg, but did you know that you can dye Easter Eggs with rice? It is true! And the end result is simply magical. Follow this step-by-step guide to dying Easter eggs with rice. 

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Items Needed:

• White Rice
• Food Dye
• Boiled Eggs
• Quart Baggies
• Rubber Gloves (optional)

How to Dye Easter Eggs with Rice

• Decide how many colors you’re going to do and have one baggie per color. If you’re using gloves, put them on now. 
• Place about a cup of rice in each baggie. It doesn’t have to be perfect, you can just eyeball it if you don’t feel like measuring. Just don’t put a ton in the bag. About a ¼ full.

• Place four drops of food coloring in each baggie. Only one color per bag. 

• Remove air from the bag and seal it before squishing the rice all around until the dye is distributed. 

• Be sure your eggs are dry and not wet before choosing your color and placing the egg in the bag. Remove the air and seal the bag before gently moving the egg around in the colored rice until you’re satisfied with the color distribution. 

• Set it aside to dry or place it in a second color if you want to get funky with it. 

Tips Tricks and FAQs

• Be sure you only fill the baggie up to ¼ full of rice. This allows room for the egg to move around and get colored. Remember the more rice you add, the more food coloring you will need to add. 
• If you find that the color is not sticking to the eggs as much as you would like, add more food coloring to the bag of rice. 
• You can use gel dye or water based dye. Be sure to avoid the oil based dye. This will not stick to your eggs. 
• You can use white, brown, or farm fresh eggs. The type of egg will change how the color dyes the eggs. 

What type of rice should I use?

Any rice will work for this. Minute rice seemed to work the best, but long grain rice also worked. If you only have brown rice on hand you can use this as well. 

Can I dye the same egg with multiple colors?

Yes, you can dye the same egg with multiple colors. Place the egg in your first color, then remove it and let it dry for a few minutes. Once dry, add it to our next color. Repeat this process until your egg is dipped in all the colors that you prefer. 

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