31 Easter Egg Decorating Ideas

Looking for some awesome new ways to dye some Easter eggs this year? Traditionally dyed eggs in solid colors will always be a perfect addition to your Easter celebration, but you can do so much more with those plain eggs, too! Why not try out some cool painting techniques you never thought of and make some of these amazing patterned, painted and colored eggs? From plaid eggs to speckled robin’s nest eggs to spectacular galaxy DIY eggs, we have some super step by step egg dying tutorials you have to check out. Make your egg hunt extra special by decorating your eggs with these fantastic new ideas.

31 Easter Egg Decorating Ideas

1. Dye Easter Eggs with Rice and Food Coloring

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2. DIY Dyed Robin Eggs

honestlyyum

3. DIY Galaxy Easter Eggs

4. Homemade Easter Eggs Naturally Dyed with Onion Skins

ciaoflorentina

5. Kool-Aid Dyed Easter Eggs

artsyfartsymama

Kool-Aid packets give you bold color and no vinegar smell, which in my kitchen is a real selling point. My kids love that the eggs come out smelling like fruit punch afterward. Cheap, and already in the pantry. Artsy Fartsy Mama has the how to.

6. Nail Polish Swirl Easter Eggs

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7. Paper Towel Tie Dye Easter Eggs

onelittleproject

Wrap an egg in paper towel, add drops of food coloring, and unwrap something genuinely beautiful. My kids could not believe the swirls came out that bright, and the eggs are completely safe to eat. One Little Project has the method.

8. Rice Shake Dyed Easter Eggs

onmykidsplate

Shaking eggs in a jar of colored rice is about as low mess as egg dyeing gets, which is why I keep coming back to it. The speckled confetti finish looks far more sophisticated than the effort involved. You likely have everything already. On My Kids Plate has it.

9. Dye Easter Eggs with Kool-Aid

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10. DIY Marbled Indigo Eggs

aliceandlois

11. Sharpie Tie Dye Easter Eggs

housingaforest

12. DIY Color Block Easter Eggs Tutorial

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13. Food Coloring Eggs With Resist Designs

happinessishomemade

This is the classic dye bath I grew up with, and the resist tricks are what take it somewhere better. Rubber bands, stickers and crayon give you real patterns, and there are tips for proper pastels too. I learned something here. Happiness is Homemade has the guide.

14. Shaving Cream Marbled Easter Eggs

onelittleproject

Swirl paint through shaving cream, roll the egg through it, and every single one comes out different. That unpredictability is the whole fun of it, and my kids argued over whose was best. Genuinely easy. The tutorial is at One Little Project.

15. Bleeding Tissue Paper Easter Eggs

onelittleproject

Damp tissue paper squares pressed onto the shell and peeled away leave the softest watercolor patches behind. There is no dye bath, which saves my counters entirely. Adults enjoy this one as much as the children do. One Little Project shows you how.

16. Easter Egg Dyeing with Grass and Flowers

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17. Natural Herb Stenciled Easter Eggs

upstateramblings

19. Sharpie Tie-Dye Easter Eggs

onelittleproject

Doodle with Sharpies, add a drop of rubbing alcohol, and watch the ink bloom outward. I did not expect this to work as well as it does. Simple supplies, vibrant results, and my kids kept asking for more eggs to ruin. Grab the steps from One Little Project.

20. Melted Crayon Easter Eggs

housingaforest

22. Baking Soda Easter Eggs

messforless

23. Confetti Easter Egg Tutorial

quadcity

24. Rainbow Easter Eggs the Easy Way

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25. Chalkboard Easter Eggs

oleanderandpalm

26. Watercolor Easter Eggs

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27. Baking Soda Paint Easter Eggs

dreamalittlebigger

A fizzy baking soda paint gives you rich saturated color you brush straight onto the shell, and it uses things I already had in the pantry. It is vibrant and honestly good fun to make. Dream a Little Bigger has the recipe.

28. 5-Minute Painted Easter Eggs

thecountrychiccottage

Stick on stencils and paint markers get me a dozen picture perfect eggs in about five minutes flat, with no dye bath anywhere in sight. When time is short before Easter this is exactly what I reach for. The Country Chic Cottage has the idea.

29. Blood Red Easter Eggs

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30. Tissue Paper Dyed Easter Eggs

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31. Cool Whip Dyed Easter Eggs

onmykidsplate

Swirl food coloring through whipped topping and roll the eggs in it for marbled pastel shells – and cleanup is as fun as licking a spoon (use fresh topping!).