The bumpy wrappers that protect Thomas Edison's ubiquitous invention can now serve a second purpose: coating eggs with zippy lines of color. We used this method to create our field of spring flowers shown below, making green and blue stems for yellow fingerprint blossoms.

Materials

• Eggs
• Cardboard lightbulb sleeve

• Acrylic paints

Instructions

1. To try it yourself, coat the ridged side of a flattened cardboard lightbulb sleeve with acrylic paint, then roll your egg across it as shown. Allow the paint to dry, then repeat to add more colors, if you like.

2. For more egg dyeing techniques:
   Egg Dyeing: Aluminum Foil Technique
   
   Egg Dyeing: Bubble Packaging Technique
   
   Egg Dyeing: Rubber Bands Technique
   
   Egg Dyeing: Sticker Stencils Technique
   
   Egg Dyeing: String Technique
   
   Egg Dyeing: Thumbprints Technique
   
   Egg Dyeing: Tissue Paper Technique

Tips:

To get the fun under way, first boil your eggs for 15 minutes and then let them cool completely. Protect your work area with newspaper and set out the supplies needed for each technique.

Note: If you plan to eat your Easter eggs, decorate them only with food-grade dyes. Click here for the USDA's tips on Easter and Passover egg safety.

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