Technology

Last night C was watching a movie on our computer (Strawberry Shortcake has become his absolute favorite lately), and H and S were playing a video game on the TV (Mario Galaxy through the Wii).

Funny how technology is evolving.

Dying Easter Eggs

We dyed eggs the day before Easter. I boiled up ten of our brown eggs (I used all the babies' eggs we had on hand) and the one white egg we had left over from the last time I had to buy store eggs. It turns out that brown eggs dye fairly well.






C tried to use the metal dipping tool,
but his most effective technique was to
plunge both the egg and his hand into the dye.



S's favorite egg.



Our final product. The one on the top right is
a brown egg that was not dyed (H dropped it
early in the process so we put it aside).

Failed Experiment

What to do with the extra dye from dying Easter eggs.

Last year we had lots of white roses blooming on our rose bushes. We picked several and stuck them in the cups of extra dye to dye the roses. That experiment actually worked really well. This led to the girls picking weeds and other things to see how well color would be absorbed.

Well, this year the white roses weren't in bloom yet. So, very last minute, I decided to try tie dying with the Easter egg dye. It looked really pretty right after applying the dye (see picture below). Only problem was, when I washed them, most of the dye washed out, so now they mostly look pink.

Ah well, I have to get a hold of some proper tie dying stuff to try again sometime.