Baking Soda Easter Eggs
Tired of decorating Easter eggs the same old way? Try these easy Baking Soda Easter Eggs! This activity combines science with egg decorating.
Materials
- Baking soda ½ cup for each color you will be making
- Vinegar ¼ cup for each color you will be making
- Powdered tempera paint a tablespoon, more if you want a deeper color
- Tongs
- Containers You will need a container for each color you will be using.
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Empty egg carton
Instructions
- Pour in some baking soda so that the bottom of the container is covered. We used ½ cup of baking soda in each container.
- Next, add in the powdered tempera paint. We used a tablespoon of powdered paint. Mix until the paint and baking soda are thoroughly combined.
- Have your child gently place a hard-boiled egg into the container with the baking soda and paint. Pour ¼ cup of vinegar into a small cup and have your child slowly pour it into the container.
- The vinegar combines with the baking soda and powdered paint mixture to form fizzy green bubbles which covers the entire egg.
- When the foam goes down, a colored Easter egg is left.
- Remove the eggs with some tongs and placed them in an empty egg carton to dry.
Video
Notes
The powdered paint is not safe to consume, so do not eat these eggs.
You can mix colors of powdered tempera paint to make new colors. Try different combinations and see what you get!
**Powdered paint is not safe to consume, so do not eat these eggs**