Can you color tan eggs?

The kids were so excited to color eggs for Easter.  There were two problems.  First of all, the eggs here are TAN and not WHITE.  Secondly, they did not sell any kits with dyes here.  Luckily, we were having some friends over, and their mum is originally from the U.S.  She brought over two egg-dying kits that were mailed to them from the U.S.  We thought we would give it a try. 

The kits were a little different than what I was used to for coloring eggs.  These had small sponge rollers and paint trays to actually paint the eggs.  Surprisingly, the colors showed up very well.  More importantly, the kids had a great time painting their eggs! 

Our tan eggs

Dylan and Zac painting their eggs

Amelia painting her egg

Tobi helping with the chaos of Ben, Amelia, Zac and Dylan painting eggs

Finished products!  Lovely bright colors!

Amelia decorated her bunny cookie

Time for some fresh air.  We really had a fun time with our friends over.

Dylan and Amelia really wanted to color more eggs.  I told them we could try to use food coloring and vinegar to dye the eggs.  I mixed 2 tablespoons of vinegar with 1 cup of hot water.  Then, I added about 10-15 drops of food coloring.  I was curious to see if dropping them into colored dye would work as well as the paints did.  So on Good Friday, we colored eggs with Daddy.

Eggs are boiled and dyes are ready

We used crayons to decorate them before coloring them.

 

Cora wanted to join in the fun!

Better view from up here

Dylan's finished eggs and his ice cream bar

Amelia's finished eggs and her drumstick

So, YES, tan eggs can be colored!  They actually hold the color really well.  I was impressed!