Dyeing Easter Eggs for Easter is so much fun especially when you use this easy method. Learn how to Dye Easter Eggs with Rice! Pretty, speckled eggs that are so easy to make when you shake rice, eggs and food dye together. The kids will have a blast making these!

It’s not Easter until you’ve dyed Easter Eggs! We showed you how to make dyed Easter Eggs without a kit using pantry staples and now we are going to teach you how to Dye Easter Eggs with Rice! There are so many dyed Easter egg ideas out there and this is such a fun and unique way to dye your eggs this year.

Using the rice and food coloring method gives you speckled colored eggs that are so pretty and have a little bit of texture! It’s a great way to change up your egg dying this year for Easter. You can even reuse your colored rice by adding it to a sensory bin when you are all done (and the food coloring is dry).

Get creative and layer your colors to make your own unique look! The possibilities are endless here and your whole family is guaranteed to have so much fun with this new way of decorating eggs. Rice dyed Easter eggs will quickly become a family favorite.

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Why you’ll love this activity

Without mixing water, vinegar and food dye, Easter eggs dyed with rice creates a little less mess than the traditional way of dyeing Easter eggs.
This is such a unique way of dyeing eggs, your kids won’t lose interest.
Younger kids can work on color identification while participating in a fun craft.

Supplies needed to make Easter Eggs Dyed with Rice

Supplies Needed to Dye Easter Eggs with Rice

Hard Boiled Eggs – Make sure you get white eggs when you dye them so the color turns out vibrant and pretty. Brown or other colored eggs will alter your colors.
Rice – This can be brown rice or white rice – any other kind of rice. Whichever type of rice you have in your pantry will be perfect.
Food coloring – We recommend using a gel dye as it will give you the most vibrant color for your dyed Easter Eggs than a liquid food coloring.

Glass bowl with dyed rice and hard boiled eggs

How to dye Easter eggs with rice

The first thing you need to do is divide rice into five different bowls about, 2 Tablespoons per bowl.

Add in about 10 drops of food coloring to each bowl. If you use gel food coloring, the color with more vibrant quicker than regular liquid food coloring. We recommend using the gel food coloring to get the most vibrant color.

Mix the rice and food coloring by placing a cover on top of bowls and shake or roll until egg is fully covered. Set aside and repeat for each color.

To dye an egg, place the egg in the cup of colored rice. Cover it and gently shake in a rolling motion. Check periodically until the desired color has been achieved. Remove it from the bowl and lay on a piece of paper towel to dry. Repeat until all eggs are dyed.

Should eggs be cold when dyeing?

The hardboiled eggs should be cool or room temperature when you go to dye them. Make them a day ahead to make sure they are ready to go. You will also shock them in cold water when they are done cooking and this will cool them a little more quickly if you plan to do all of the steps in one sitting.

How to store dyed Easter eggs

Store your dyed eggs in your fridge, unpeeled, in a bowl. There is no need to put them in an airtight container when they are still in the shell. A hardboiled egg will keep in the refrigerator for about a week when left unpeeled.

If the eggs are out of the fridge for 2 hours or more at any point, discard them.

Did you know you can use the float test to tell if an egg is good still? Drop them in a pot of water and if it sinks you can eat it. If it floats toss it!

Helpful Tips

You can also use ziploc bags to mix the rice and food coloring.
Always add the food coloring to the rice and mix before adding the egg.
Make sure to be gentle when mixing the eggs and rice so they eggs don’t crack!
You can also wear a pair of disposable gloves and gently move the egg around in the dyed rice.
If you are having trouble getting the color to adhere to the egg shell add a few drops of vinegar to the bowl or zip top plastic bag with the rice and food coloring.
Get creative and layer your colors to make your own unique look!
Save the egg carton and place the decorated eggs back in it for safe storage!
Did you know you can use Ceramic Eggs with this method and get a pretty speckled egg that you can leave out for decoration at Easter time or give as gifts!

Gather the family and show them this new and exciting way to dye Easter eggs this year! There are so many colorful options, everyone can mix up their favorite to share. Unique rice dyed Easter eggs are sure to be a hit!

More Easter Activities!

Did you know you can dye Easter Eggs without a kit? Learn how to dye them with pantry staples.
The kids are sure to hop to the craft table to make adorable Paper Bag Bunnies.
Really get into the spirit by decorating the windows in your home with these colorful Easter Suncatchers.
The detectives in the family are going to love sitting down to work on an Easter Secret Messages activity.

If you take a picture and share them on Instagram make sure to #kidsactivityzone or tag us @kidsactivityzoneblog so we can see them!

How to Dye Easter Eggs with Rice

By Julie

Beautiful speckled dyed Easter eggs that are made with food coloring and rice!

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 15

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Food Coloring

Ingredients

White Hard Boiled Eggs
10 Tablespoons Rice uncooked
5 colors food coloring red, blue, yellow, green and orange

Instructions

Divide about 2 Tablespoons of rice per bowl. Add in about 10 drops of food coloring to each bowl. Place the cover on top of bowls and shake until rice is fully covered. Set aside and repeat for each color.
To dye an egg, place the egg in the cup of colored rice. Cover it and gently shake in a rolling motion. Check periodically until the desired color has been achieved. Remove it from the bowl and lay on a piece of paper towel to dry. Repeat until all eggs are dyed.