This was our first year dying eggs as a family, and I was on the hunt (no pun intended) for something relatively low mess, that she could also put in her mouth. She also LOVES whipped cream so I decided to go for it!
I started by boiling eggs for ten minutes- and while those were going, I scooped cool whip into a regular muffin tin. I found gel food dye at Target and Safeway and mixed a few colors, blue + purple, yellow + orange etc. and mixed with a separate spoon or toothpick depending on how marbled I wanted my cool whip to look.
After the eggs boiled, I transferred to cold water to cool, and then gave them a vinegar soak for 10 minutes. This helps the shell absorb the color better. Pat dry with a dish towel, not a paper towel as it left bits on the eggs.
Once they were dry and cool, I let my toddler go to work! I had her pick an egg and choose which color to set it in GENTLY. This also made for a great project with her colors, and what colors mixed together created.
I handed her a spoon for each color, and we rolled it around until each egg was covered completely.
Then we let them sit for about 15 minutes.
This is where I had daddy take her to the bath because she kept wanting to play with it. I rinsed under cold water to get all of the cool whip off and blotted them dry. They have the prettiest marble effect and clean up was so quick!
