Fun Tie-Dye Easter Eggs Activity: How to Dye Easter Eggs With Non-Dairy Whipped Topping Activities Holidays

Jan Mostrom
a year ago

I love easy activities and crafts that aren't a lot of work for me and so much fun for the kids. My dear friend brought her sweet 3-year-old over to make these beautiful tie-dye Easter eggs using non-dairy whipped topping (such as Cool Whip™). This easy Easter activity was a success and so much fun. It's a great family activity!

I'd recommend getting a plastic table cover and a few containers to make eggs of different colors. All you need is hardboiled eggs, food coloring, non-dairy whipped topping and some little hands! For the food coloring, traditional primary colors work best. Also, the traditional liquid food coloring worked best for us, as the gels are slightly muted and take longer to set on the eggs.

Did you know you can cook eggs in an Instant Pot™ in about five minutes? The shells will literally slip off the egg when you're ready to peel it and eat, or use them in recipes like egg salad, potato salad, pasta salad or deviled eggs. Here's how to cook eggs in an Instant Pot™.

You'll need:

  • hardboiled eggs (cooled)
  • 1 - 3 containers non-dairy whipped topping (such as Cool Whip™)
  • food coloring

Here's how to do it: 

  1. Cover the work surface with newspaper, towels or a drop cloth. Put the whipped topping into containers. Let the kids squeeze the food coloring into the whip. If you want different colored eggs, separate the colors in pairs (red/yellow or green/blue or blue/red.) If you want one color egg let them put all the colors in one container. Swirl the colors into the whipped topping with a spatula or just leave it as is.
  2. Let the kids experience moving the eggs until they are covered with dye and the cream. Leave the eggs inside the whipped topping and add the next until all the eggs are done.
  3. Put the container of eggs, still covered in whip, into the refrigerator for several hours. We left ours in overnight to get a darker color on the shells. Rinse the cream off and place on a paper towel to dry.

Note: we may occasionally reference products based on a contributor’s personal opinion. But 30Seconds is not affiliated or in no way endorses or makes any warranties about specific products. However, 30Seconds is a participant in the Amazon affiliate advertising program and this post contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission or fees if you make a purchase via those links.

Recipe cooking times and servings are approximate. Need to convert cooking and baking measurements? Here are some kitchen conversion charts. Here's how to submit your recipes to 30Seconds.

Take 30 seconds and join the 30Seconds community, and follow us on Facebook to get recipes in your newsfeed daily.

See more tips on 30Seconds.com – Inspire and be inspired!

Comments (6)

bepositive
What an easy and fun way to color eggs for the whole family.
Cassiday
OK this is adorable. I love it! Cute idea.
Jan Mostrom
Cassiday we had so much fun!
Albert Fouerti
Thanks For Sharing
Elisa Schmitz
This is a great idea, Jan Mostrom ! What a precious activity to do with kids to make lasting holiday memories. Thank you for sharing!
Post a comment

Related tips

See also


30seconds.com is a place to connect, discover and share inspiring tips - 30 seconds at a time.
Go to 30seconds.com

Let's Connect