Easter Egg Coloring: Marbleized Eggs

These Easter eggs are simply marble-less!

Submitted by
Kayla Chong

Give Fabergé a run for the money with these fabulous marbleized Easter eggs. They're easy to make and look so intricate and cool even your little Tsar will love 'em!

White hard-boiled eggs
Easter egg dye or food coloring
Water:
One cup per color.
Vegetable oil:
Hide your fine Italian olive oil.
White vinegar
Soap and warm water:
For cleanup.
Newspaper
Paper towels
A cup for each color dye:
Coffee mugs or paper cups work well.
A spoon for each color dye
Measuring spoons:
If you're planning to mix your own dye.
An egg carton:
To put the finished products into while they dry.

Make a batch of hardboiled eggs. Boil some water, carefully drop in the eggs and cook for 10 minutes. If the eggs can spin like a top (on their sides) when you remove them, they're done. If they wobble, they need a few more minutes.
Let the eggs cool while you lay down some newspaper to cover the work surface.
Have your kid help you put out the dying cups and spoons, one per color.
Then either follow the instructions on the box of dye to mix your colors, or help your kid make his own dye by mixing one tablespoon each of vinegar with a few drops of food coloring in a cup of water.
Add a tablespoon of oil to each cup.
Have your kid roll up his sleeves to avoid marbleizing his shirt along with the eggs and have him swiftly stir the dye with a spoon to create a whirling liquid tornado in the cup. There's high potential for spillage at this step, so be forewarned!
Then help him quickly dip an egg into the whirling dye and pull it out. It will have a cool, marbleized pattern on it. Don't worry if the first few don't work out perfectly. It takes a little practice to get the effect you want, but think of it this way: it'll give your kid a chance to practice his patience and perseverance!
Have him carefully place the finished egg in the egg carton to dry.
If he's satisfied with the look of his dried egg, he can move on to another one. If he thinks it needs a little more oomph, have him dip it in again or place it into another color dye for some two-tone action.
Encourage him to experiment with different swirling techniques and different color combinations until all of the eggs have been colored.
To clean up, have your kid help you wash out the cups with warm, soapy water and a dash of vinegar (to combat the oil).