Baking Soda Painted Easter Eggs

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Stir a drop of neon food coloring into a spoonful of baking soda until it looks like thick frosting to create fizzy paint.
  2. 2Brush the colors onto a plain egg in loose swirls.
  3. 3Drizzle on clear vinegar and let the chemistry do the work.
  4. 4Add a spoonful of baking soda to each cup of a muffin pan.
  5. 5Add a few drops of food coloring to each cup and a splash of water.
  6. 6Mix until it forms a thick, paint-like paste (not too watery-add more baking soda if needed).
  7. 7Paint the mixture onto hard boiled eggs.
  8. 8Place the painted eggs into a clean muffin pan.
  9. 9Slowly pour vinegar over each egg and watch the colors bubble and fizz.
  10. 10Rinse the eggs in cool water, let dry, and admire your colorful creations.

Ingredients

  • 1 spoonful baking soda
  • 1 drop neon food coloring
  • 1 plain egg
  • clear vinegar
  • splash water

Equipment

muffin pan

Tips

  • Mix the baking soda and food coloring until it forms a thick, paint-like paste (not too watery-add more baking soda if needed).
  • The bubbling reaction mixes the colors together and creates the most beautiful tie-dye Easter eggs.