Looking for some fun things to do with eggs this Easter? 

Egg Carton Seed-Growing!

This quick egg-carton seed-starting project is fun and will help kids develop an interest in and appreciation for growing plants. 

Materials

Here are the materials you’ll need to get growing!

-potting soil/mix 

-egg carton 

-a couple plastic water bottles cut in half (parents or guardians will need to help kids with this one)

-egg shells broken in half 

-water 

-organic fertilizer (or organic material like compost) 

-trowel (small shovel)

Instructions

• The first thing you want to do is wash out and dry the eggshells you’ve used. Hopefully, the shells have been broken pretty evenly so it’s “halved” as evenly as possible. 

• You most likely aren’t going to use all your eggs in one go, so it’s okay if you need to do this over a couple of days. 
• If you’re doing this with kids, it might be fun to let them decorate the carton to make it their own. 
• Now, you’ll place each half of an eggshell into the carton. 
• Place your dirt in a medium-sized container and moisten with water until it becomes the consistency of brownie mix. 
• Then, scoop small amounts of your potting soil into each halved eggshell.
• You’ll now place each seed into the dirt of each eggshell at the appropriate depth (generally speaking, you want to plant seeds 2x as deep as they are wide. So, keep small seeds close to the surface with just a soft cover of dirt).
• Place them somewhere nice and warm (use a heating mat if you have one!) and place the top half of your halved water bottle over the tops of seeds to create a mini-greenhouse and contain moisture so they can germinate.
• Just keep an eye on these little seedlings every day to make sure the soil is staying moist and make sure to water them very carefully with luke-warm water (not cold water).
• Make sure you keep your soil nice and fertilized too! The little guys will need extra food to help them grow (the eggshell will already be providing some calcium, but adding some composted banana peels or other waste from your kitchen will help too! Refer to our section on compost in our “starter guide” to make sure you’re not adding anything harmful to your compost pile).
• Watch as your little seedlings grow, grow, grow!

Eggs Dyed in Kool-Aid

The classic tradition for Easter—many of you have probably grown up dyeing eggs with your family or at school.

Instead of going out to buy an egg decorating kit this year, why not use something you might already have around the house?

Plus it’s a great way to let your kids get their creative juices going!

I got this great idea from the Krazy Coupon Lady here.

Materials

Here are the materials you’ll need:

• Kool-Aid color drink mix
• water
• cup
• hard-boiled egg
• wire whisk

Instructions

You just mix 1 packet of Kool-Aid with 2/3 cup of water in a glass.

Place the boiled egg inside a wire whisk so it’s easier to keep it submerged in the dye without dropping it.

Pull out once you like the color you see and voila! You’ve dyed yourself an Easter egg!

You can find other fun ideas for decorating your eggs include glitter, googly eyes, paint, markers, modge podge, and for a marbled look—shaving cream with food dye—at the Krazy Coupon Lady.

They also have some really great indoor egg scavenger hunt ideas here.

Grow Some Egg Heads!

The Nurture Store has a really cute idea of growing “hair” for some “egg heads!”

Your kids will love creating their own faces on each eggshell and seeing “hair” grow!

You can find the full list of materials and instructions on their site here.