Dye Eggs with Rice for Easter

Learning how to dye Easter eggs with rice is so easy to do, and today we will share how easy it is. All you need is rice, food coloring, and hard-boiled eggs. This is a great way to color eggs without a kit with your kids this Easter! Little kids will love helping decorate these colorful eggs in Ziploc bags with colored dried rice. An activity the whole family can enjoy in celebrating for Easter.

Coloring Easter eggs with rice instead of glasses of liquid can be a lot less of a mess. No worrying about the cups spilling over, and you still get those vibrant-colored Easter eggs to use for Easter baskets or your next egg hunt. Enjoy this colored rice and gel food coloring rice method for a fun way to decorate your white eggs for Easter egg hunts.

Egg dyeing with food coloring is so easy. You might also want to check out our Instant Pot Easter eggs using colored water all made and colored in your pressure cooker. Try our dessert Easter cheeseball for a cute dessert to serve up next to your colored eggs.

Ways to Use Up Hard Boiled Eggs

If you happen to have leftover hard boiled eggs, here are a few tasty recipes to use them up. Try our protein hummus deviled eggscream cheese deviled eggs or even this classic egg salad!

These Rice Easter Eggs Are…

• Older kids and younger kids will enjoy the extra vibrant colors of these eggs.
• A fun technique that makes it fun to play around with this fun activity.
• Great for Easter time when you want a speckled egg for colorful Easter eggs.
• Less mess than the traditional dip and dye method.
• Grab a hard boiled egg and let your kids have fun creating a rice shake with gel dye and dry rice for a creative design.
• Great technique to make your unique look for your Easter eggs. Plus it is a lot of fun even for adults.
• Easter approved.

Ingredients Needed

Eggs – Hard-boiled, shells-on.

Food Coloring – Liquid food coloring, colors of choice.

Rice – White rice, dry. Now you can try brown rice, Jasmine rice, Minute rice, etc. Different thicknesses of uncooked rice will vary in the look of the design. This makes this activity so much fun, as a cup of rice can look so many different ways on the egg.

How to Make

Full steps on how to color hard-boiled eggs with rice are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a visual walk-through.

1. Add food coloring to each Ziploc bag with rice. Mix to color the rice.
2. Add a hard-boiled egg to the bag.
3. Massage the bag to get the color from the rice to coat the egg. You can shake or massage the bag.
4. Wearing gloves remove the egg from the rice bag. Then place in a container to let the egg dry.

Repeat until all your Easter eggs are colored. You can add any color of food coloring to the rice. Use as bright or light as you would like.

Tips and Variations

Prepare the rice: You will need to dye the rice before using it to color the eggs. Mix some rice with food coloring in a plastic bag or container and shake until the rice is evenly coated. Allow the rice to dry completely before using it.

Choose the right eggs: Use white or light-colored eggs, as they will show the colors more vividly. Hard-boiled eggs work best for this activity, but you can also use blown-out eggs if you prefer. You could even use faux eggs if you want, so they last forever.

Roll the egg in the rice: Place the egg in a bowl or container of dyed rice and gently roll it around until it is completely covered. You can use different colors of rice to create a unique and colorful pattern.

Let the eggs dry: Once the egg is fully coated with color, allow the color on the eggs to dry.

Expert Tip: Feel free to do an easy tie-dye look by dipping the egg in a few different bags of the food dye and rice. This will create fun color combinations that will transform the total look of this DIY craft. Do a few colors, two, etc. We love the speckled look that it leaves on the eggs when you allow the white of the egg to still pop through.

Storing

Refrigerate your eggs in a container or egg carton. Hard boiled eggs can only be stored at room temperature for up to 2 hours, as it can create food-borne illnesses if left out longer.

Unfortunately you should not freeze any of the eggs, as it will not thaw well.

Practical notes

What type of food coloring should we use for coloring Easter eggs?

You can use any type of food coloring, whether it’s liquid, gel, or paste. Gel and paste colors tend to be more concentrated, so you’ll need less of them to achieve vibrant colors.

Can we use natural food coloring to color Easter eggs?

You can use natural food coloring to color Easter eggs. Natural food coloring can be made from ingredients like fruits, vegetables, and spices. However, keep in mind that natural food coloring may not produce as vibrant colors as artificial food coloring.

How do we create patterns or designs on the Easter eggs?

Roll your egg in one color of rice and then transfer it to another bag to roll around for a second color. Repeat until you reach the design of colors you wanted.

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Ingredients

Makes 12 servings

• 2 cups White Rice
• Food Dye
• 12 large Boiled Eggs

Equipment

• Ziploc Bags
• Plastic Gloves

Method

1. You can do as many colors as you want. We did 6 bags with 1/2 cup of rice each.
2. Then we added food coloring to the rice, making sure to add enough color to each bag. Use less color for less vibrant or more color for a bolder look.
3. Place egg right in the bag and roll it around or massage it in the bag. Once egg is colored to your liking place on a lined tray or in a egg carton.
4. Repeat coloring the eggs one by one in each bag.

Kitchen notes

Rice – Any type of rice works, just make sure it is dried rice and not cooked. Food Coloring – Any type of food coloring can be used. We like to use liquid but you can use gel food coloring if you want. Gloves – we use gloves to help prevent the food coloring on our hands but that is optional.