As the old saying goes, spring has sprung! If you’re like most Americans, you associate spring with Easter; baby chicks, chocolate bunnies and the time-honored tradition of decorating eggs. Back in the day, our parents would buy a box kit from the grocery store display that included 5 dye tablets, stickers and those shrink wrap Easter scenes that melt onto an egg. Today, there are literally dozens of Easter egg kits! I imagine if you’ve got kids of your own, you might be left wondering, “Which kit do I pick?” I decided to take this question along with three, distinctively unique kits to the experts – my kid nephew and his friends.

Sugar Crystal Easter Eggs

Wal-Mart $1.98

Level of difficulty ***

This kit includes sugar crystals, five dye tablets, glue, sponges and an egg dipper. You’ll also need newspaper, disposable cups, and white vinegar.

This Easter egg kit was like the kits I used when I was a kid. Add each tablet to a cup of lukewarm tap water, and add white vinegar after the tablets have dissolved. Once the eggs have been colored and dried, apply a thin layer of glue before rolling around in sugar crystals.

When I asked the kiddos what they liked about this kit, they said the colors. The eggs were very vibrant which is always fun. One tester pointed out the kit did not include pink. We mixed red and yellow to make orange, and you can always mix other colors to create your own. Choose your colors wisely. There are only enough sugar crystals to cover about one dozen eggs.

 

 

Shake-N-Egg

Dollar Tree $1

Level of Difficulty **

This kit includes five liquid dye packets and ten coloring pouches. Be sure the kids are wearing old t-shirts for any kit involving dye, especially for this kit.

This kit was kid-friendly but requires an adult to help add dye to each pouch. Drop one egg in the bag and add desired colors. Shake the bag around for about 10-15 seconds before setting out to dry.

This kit produced a fair amount of waste because we used one bag for each egg. You could reuse the bags to create similarly colored eggs, but we were working in a big group and I wanted each kid to have more than one egg design. We did experience a hole in one of the bags that resulted in dye dripping onto the sidewalk and the t-shirt. (Note: dyeing Easter eggs should be an outside activity).

The kids LOVED this kit. They liked the ability to pick multiple colors for each egg. The only downside is they wish they’d had more bags. The upside is because they’re half the price of most other kits, so you can buy two for twice the fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chalkboard Easter Eggs

Wal-Mart $1.98

Difficulty *

There was no dye involved in the making of this kit, just chalk, and plastic eggs. There are two egg designs available; blackboard and colored.

To say this kit was easy to use is an understatement. You could get away with letting the kids decorate these eggs without adult supervision. The greatest challenge was equally dividing the colors between each tester.

The kids liked this kit because they could create their own design. Because the chalk can easily wipe away then
they may not make it till Easter, but you can just as easily draw on them again.

This kit is vegan and the most cost efficient since you can save these eggs again for next year.

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