I love Easter!
At Easter time I particularly love egg tapping, a traditional Greek Easter game where 2 players hold a hard boiled egg and tap the tip of the eggs together. The first egg to crack is unfortunately out of the game and the uncracked egg is victorious! Egg tapping is played with eggs that have been dyed red, so the preparation for this game is as much fun as playing it. Even though I’m not Greek I played this game quite a bit as a kid and I absolutely loved it!
Now I’m about to make an admission that would make any Yaya shake a finger of disapproval at me… I love dying and decorating eggs for tapping that AREN'T red. I know it’s breaking tradition but colourful egg dying and decorating is lots of fun and I know your kids will love doing it too.
If you and your kiddos want to give it a try here’s what to do…
1. Hard boil your eggs first (very important! You don’t want raw egg flying around during egg tapping!) Then, allow them too cool.
2. If your kids want patterns or pictures on your eggs, carefully draw them on with crayons or wax pastels. When the eggs are dying, the wax in the crayon or pastel will resist the dye making the patterns stand out. You can also wrap rubber bands around the eggs to make funny lines.
3. In a mug, mix about 20 drops of natural food colouring with 1 tablespoon of vinegar then add 1/2 cup of water. Place your egg in the dye until it’s the depth of colour you desire.
4. Repeat these steps with different eggs to make as many colours as you like. Then for a bit of extra fun use small stickers to make the eggs eggstra eggcellent!
Happy Egg Tapping,
Emma
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