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How To Dye Easter Eggs With Rice

February 14, 2020 Kristy Richardson 4 Comments

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Colorful speckled easter eggs up close

Make pretty speckled Easter Eggs and learn how to dye eggs with rice and food coloring! These easy, low mess eggs are so much fun for kids and you likely already have everything you need to make them for Easter!

I have to admit, I was originally a kit person when it came to dying Easter eggs every year.

Those darn little kits sure are convenient, but then we tried rice dyed eggs?

I already had EVERYTHING I needed right in my pantry… and they are beautiful and speckly!

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Easter eggs on a plate

If you’re looking for fun Easter ideas, you should also recycle your plastic eggs and make my Easter Egg popsicles! Or try making beautiful tie-dye style Easter eggs when you Dye Easter Eggs With Cool Whip.

What Do You Need To Dye Easter Eggs With Rice?

Here’s what you need, I bet you already have most of these items too!

Egg, rice food coloring and a measuring cup
  • Hard-Boiled Eggs – Use my best tips for making easy-peel hard-boiled eggs every time!
  • Food Coloring – primary and/or neon colors both work great! Gel food coloring gives extra vibrant colors but start with half as many drops as you’d use with regular food coloring. You may end up with a color explosion otherwise!
  • Rice– Use whatever kind of rice you like, you’ll need about 6-7 cups, or 1/2 cup per color you’d like to use.
  • Vinegar- Rolling the hardboiled egg in a little bowl of vinegar before you put it in the bag helps to set the colors so they don’t bleed. (not pictured, mom brain whoops!)
  • 6-8 Plastic Zipper Sandwich Bags– Or more if you want to go crazy with the colors. You can also use pretty much any sized bag except the snack-sized bags, they are too small. Using a bigger bag will give you more speckles as the rice and egg have more room to move, I just only had sandwich bags around!
  • Measuring cup– For the rice, it doesn’ t have to be exact!
  • Tray or plate lined with a paper towel – This is to set your eggs on to let them dry after you finish dying them.

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My Eggs Stopped Turning Colors And Seem Dry

The dye does get absorbed into the rice, usually after an egg or two. Simply add a little more food coloring to the rice in the bag- easy peasy!

A bag of rice with food coloring inside and next to the bag

I highly recommend adding the food coloring to the bag when the egg is not in the bag, or you could end up with big splotches of dye on your egg which kind of take over the egg.

If you love making colorful crafts with your kid, you have to try my DIY sidewalk chalk paint and my super fun Rainbow Melted Crayon Art.

How Long Do These Easter Eggs Stay Good?

You can store the colored Easter Eggs in the fridge for about a week, just like any other hardboiled eggs.

Egg in a bag colored green sitting on green colored rice.

Can I Use Apple Cider Vinegar Instead Of White Vinegar For Dying Easter Eggs?

If you use apple cider vinegar it will set the colors on the egg and rice. You may notice a slight brown tint when using Apple Cider Vinegar.

What Should I Do With All The Colorful Leftover Rice?

A look inside a bag full of orange rice and a orange Easter Egg

The rice is so pretty and colorful once you finish dying your eggs. If you’re going to use the rice, it’s a good idea to lay it out in a tray or on a cookie sheet with a lip for a few hours and let it dry out. Here are a few ways you can use it!

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 A plate full of colorful Easter Eggs
  • Make a sensory bin for your kids full of rainbow rice
  • Layer the rice in a jar
  • Layer the rice in a vase for a pretty centerpiece
  • Make an “Eye Spy” jar, adding a few little toys and craft items to your jar for your kids to find. Seal it tight!
  • Use it for crafts! Cut out egg shapes of paper, then let your kids add white glue and colorful rice to make an Easter egg craft, or just a fun swirl!

Other Ideas You Will Love

Dye Easter Eggs With Whipped Cream– This method of making Easter Eggs makes swirly colored eggs!

Mini Easter Egg Cookies– Buttery cookies topped with mini chocolate Cadbury eggs, delicious and perfect for sharing!

A pile of colorful easter eggs

How To Dye Easter Eggs With Rice And Food Coloring

Kristy Richardson
Dye your Easter Eggs with rice and food coloring and you may never color them another way again! These easy and fun hardboiled eggs come out bright, colorful and speckled!
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PREP TIME 2 mins
COOK TIME 15 mins
Total Time 17 mins
Course Crafts
Servings 12 Eggs
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Equipment

  • 6-8 Plastic zipper sandwich bags
  • Measuring cup
  • Tray or plate lined with paper towel
  • Optional: gloves

Ingredients
  

  • Boiled eggs
  • Food coloring primary and neon colors both work great
  • 3-4 Cups Dry rice
  • 2-3 Teaspoons Vinegar
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Instructions
 

  • Open your plastic zipper top bags, one for every color you would like to have!
  • Fill each bag with ½ cup of rice
  • Add 10-12 drops of food coloring into each bag. Choose one
    color per bag, or mix the colors up to see what colors you can create.
  • Roll the egg in a small bowl of vinegar (1/4 cup works!). This will help to set the colors on both the egg and the rice.

  • Add one hard-boiled egg to each bag and close bag tightly.
  • Add about 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar to each bag. This will help to set the colors on both the egg and the rice.
  • Gently roll the egg around in the rice using both hands and
    cover the egg until colored completely. You can also gently shake the bag but make sure the bag is closed before you shake!
  • You may find you want more food coloring for certain colors. Simply open the bag and add a few more drops of food coloring. More food coloring will give you brighter eggs, but add food coloring a few drops at a time. A little food coloring goes a long way!
  • Remove each egg from bag and set on tray to dry.
  • Repeat this process for all remaining eggs. You can reuse used
    rice to color the eggs. Just add more drops of food coloring into the bag to
    color more eggs!

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Notes

  • Gel food coloring also gives beautiful vibrant colors but is stronger. Add a little at a time to the bag if you use gel. You may want a spoon or straw to help stir the rice a little if you use gel food coloring.
  • Don’t touch the eggs with wet hands! The dye will rub off on your finger when your hands are wet.
  • If you are making an egg with more than one color, or a rainbow egg, start with the lightest color first and work to the darkest. Wait to make multicolor eggs at the end, as the colors can start mixing sometimes!
Keyword easter eggs, hard boiled eggs
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Did you make these fun rice dyed Easter eggs too? Tell me about how it went in the comments and don’t forget to give this fun idea five stars!

Close up of colored eggs from above
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Comments

  1. Kristin says

    April 5, 2021 at 5:07 am

    5 stars
    This was the easiest and cleanest way I have ever seen to dye eggs. Our eggs turned out beautiful and somehow my 4 and 6 year old boys stayed totally clean!
    Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Kristy Richardson says

      April 6, 2021 at 10:25 pm

      You’re very welcome Kristin, I’m so glad the rice method of making eggs worked for you and the kids. Hope they had fun too! -Kristy

      Reply
  2. Karen says

    April 4, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    5 stars
    Wonderful way to dye eggs with my grandkids.
    We did not use vinegar and still had great results.

    Reply
    • Kristy Richardson says

      April 6, 2021 at 10:24 pm

      So glad dyeing eggs with your grandkids this way was fun Karen! -Kristy

      Reply

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