Last week I wrote about coloring easter eggs using vegetable dyes.

In my opinion, if you want to try coloring easter eggs without chemicals, onion skins are the way to go!  It’s easy to do, and makes really interesting abstract patterns on the egg shells.  Plus, you end up with a bunch pretty hard boiled eggs in your fridge for eating!

I first heard about coloring eggs with onion skins from Zak’s mom, who did this as a child in Scotland.  In Scottish tradition, you bring decorated hard boiled eggs outside on easter, then roll them down a hill until they crack, and then eat them.   This is similar to our easter egg rolls in America, except we do those on flat ground, and roll them with a spoon!  Either way, eggs are a symbol of spring and rebirth, and people have been decorating eggs for easter for centuries.

If you want an inexpensive easter project, I highly recommend trying this!

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