6 Easy Natural Easter Egg Dyes for the Most Vibrant Colors

Bye-bye chemical dyes! Make your holiday fun safe for kids with these 6 Easy Natural Easter Egg Dyes for the Most Vibrant Colors. This post is sponsored by GOJO, the makers of PURELL® Multi Surface Disinfectant. All festive holiday opinions are my own.

6 Easy Natural Easter Egg Dyes for the Most Vibrant Colors

I love that my 5-year old has no concept of time, but she knows that Easter is coming.

“Are we coloring eggs today?”

“Is it time to dye eggs yet?”

“When are we doing the Easter egggggggs?”

It’s our favorite family Easter tradition – but this year, I’ve become a little “mother bear-ish” in the harsh chemicals department. With sensitive skin and allergies on the rise for my littles, I’m looking for alternative ways to dye our Easter eggs. So after much research (thanks, Google) and experimenting (sorry for the mess, husband), I’ve gathered up 6 Easy Natural Easter Egg Dyes for the Most Vibrant Colors.

Easy Natural Easter Egg Dyes Video

Stinky smells and big messes, we had a blast creating these easy natural Easter egg dyes. Click play on the video above to see all of the FUN that the kids and I had in the kitchen plus see how we made clean-up a breeze (even with two kids underfoot). Stay until the end for a hilarious blooper reel too. We couldn’t stop laughing!

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It’s messy, drippy fun! Dyeing Easter eggs is something that my kids look forward to every year, and it’s also a family tradition that is really important to me. But the mess – oh the mess! Is it just me or does the dye end up everywhere BUT the eggs? Safer dyes and even safer cleaning products are a must when the hard boiled eggs roll out. That’s why our family disinfects and cleans with the new PURELL® Multi Surface Disinfectant.

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Easy Natural Easter Egg Dyes

But let’s get to the fun part, shall we? Using a little inspiration from nature, we made a rainbow of easy natural Easter egg dyes out of homemade ingredients! Note that each dye we made was enough for about 2 hard boiled eggs each to sit overnight. Adjust accordingly for more or less eggs.

Natural Red Dye

• 2 large beets, diced
• 3 cups of water
• 2 TBSP white vinegar

While I may never eat beets, I certainly love making easy natural Easter egg dyes with them! Boil beets in water for about 10-15 minutes. Reduce water to 2 cups. Stir in vinegar. Cover eggs in dye and refrigerate for 24 hours. Remove and allow to dry off.

Natural Orange Dye

• Skins of 7 yellow onions
• Enough water to cover the skins
• 2 TBSP white vinegar

This was hands down my favorite color. So pretty! Boil onion skins for about 15-20 minutes. Reduce water to 2 cups. Add vinegar. Cover eggs in dye (don’t forget to refrigerate) for 24 hours. Remove and dry.

Natural Yellow Dye

• 2 TBSP ground turmeric
• 2 cups water
• 2 TBSP white vinegar

Boil water and turmeric. Stir constantly for about 5 minutes or until spice is fully dissolved. Cover eggs with dye for 24 hours in the fridge. (Spice may settle. Shake and replace as needed) Remove and allow to dry.

Natural Green Dye

• 3 cups fresh spinach
• 3 cups water
• 2 TBSP white vinegar

I’ll admit that green is the hardest color to get to stick. First we boiled the spinach in water for about 15-20 minutes. Remove spinach and blend in blender or food processor until liquefied. Reduce water to 2 cups. Stir in liquid spinach and white vinegar. Cover eggs in dye for 24 hours (may need to shake occasionally) in the fridge. Remove and dry.

Natural Blue Dye

• 1/2 head of purple cabbage
• 3 cups water
• 2 TBSP white vinegar

Cut and boil cabbage in water on the stove for about 15-20 minutes. Strain cabbage out of the dye. Reduce to 2 cups. Stir in vinegar. Add eggs. Cover in dye and refrigerate for about 24 hours. Remove and allow to dry. How cool is this blue color?

Natural Purple/Grey Dye

• 15 Hibiscus tea bags
• 2 cups of water

Boil water. Steep tea bags for at least 30 minutes. Add hard boiled eggs. Cover eggs in dye for about 24 hours in the refrigerator. Rinse and dry eggs. I love how the tea made this purple color so rich and dark, plus fun bubbling effect too!

Between the smells and the mess, making the most vibrant colors for these easy natural Easter eggs dyes has never been so much fun. It’s so comforting to know that there are safer egg dyes out there for our kids and safer cleaning products too – so that we can still enjoy our favorite family Easter traditions. Make your cleanup worry free for your family this Easter with PURELL® Multi Surface Disinfectant and our Easy Natural Easter Egg Dyes.

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