* Tea or Coffee – Gives a brown or yellowish tan hue.
* Onion Skin – Yellow or purple hue, or reddish pick with red onions.
* Beets – Dark purple color.
* Red Cabbage -Purple hue or bluish.
* Turmeric or Saffron – Yellow color.
* Grape Juice or Dark Concord Grapes – Lavender color.
* Blueberries,Red Cabbage Leaves (boiled), Purple Grape Juice – Blue color.
* Spinach Leaves (boiled)- Green color.
* Dandelions – Yellowish color.
* Orange peels – Lemon Peels – Yellow hues.
* Shredded Carrots – Yellow Orangish hues.
* Black Walnuts – Tannish stain hues
* Chili Powder – Brownish Orange hues.

Eggs colored with natural dyes have a dull finish and are not glossy. After they are dry, you can rub the eggs with cooking oil or mineral oil to give them a soft sheen.

* Dry, hard-boiled eggs (with no cracks) at room temperature
* Food coloring
* White Vinegar
* Construction paper, scissors, and stapler
* Rubber cement (do not use the type called one-coat rubber cement, it is too sticky)
* Disposable cups
* Popsicle stick
* Spoons
* Paper towel
Step 1
Make homemade egg dye.
Mix 1/2 cup boiling water, 30 to 40 drops of food coloring, and 1 teaspoon of white vinegar.Let the dye cool completely before using it

Step 2
Cover the table with newspapers. Pour about 1/2 cup of rubber cement into another cup. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly with soap before you touch the eggs.If the eggs get dirty, they won’t dye evenly.

Step 3
Cut a strip of construction paper and staple it into a circle. This will make a stand for the egg.Set the egg on top. Dip a popsicle stick into the rubber cement and dribble it onto the egg.Let it dry for about 15 minutes, then turn it over and dribble the bottom.

Step 4
With a spoon, place the egg into the dye, and you’ll start to see your patterns.Leave the egg in the dye until it’s the color you want.

Step 5
Remove the egg from the dye with the spoon.Gently pat the egg with a paper towel Let it dry for about 30 minutes

Step 6
Rub the rubber cement with your fingers. It will come right off, leaving pretty squiggly designs.Don’t eat these special eggs, they are for decoration only.