"Isn't there a better way to color Easter eggs?"

My first post is not about deep, meaningful, mind-penetrating stuff....

It's just PRACTICAL.....

It is just simply: "Isn't there a better way to color Easter eggs?"

Yes, I could go into all the meaning of what Easter is really all about.

I might do that some time. .....

But right now I just wan'na say:

"Isn't there a better way to color Easter eggs?"

I've always wanted to create the kind of eggs you see on pretty stickers, and on magazine covers... You know?- The kind w/ stripes, dots, wavy lines, etc....

So I hunted for something to do that with...

Do they have such a thing in the Easter section? Nope.

But I did happen to find food coloring "pens" in the cake-box aisle.

It only had a measly 4 colors.... but we tried it...

We in fact, turned this into a whole experiment, all together....

So there we were at the table.... w/ food coloring pens, colored pencils, highlighter pens, and the most "TOXIC" of all: permanent markers! Yes! It's true!

My aim was to get those eggs decorated JUST the way WE wanted them, WITHOUT making a mess on ourselves, or having the egg all dyed inside..... Which would be funner, and healthier.

So.... we 1st tried the food-coloring pens. Not bad results.... but not desirable, either. They smeared all over. The design was easily smeared, and that meant, your hands were covered in dye... :( ..... and so was the edible egg inside that we are to eat. And we're limited to only 4 measly colors to work with. Status: Food coloring pens: NOT good enough.

2nd we tried the highlighting markers. -Thought they'd be less toxic than the permanent markers, and less messy than the food-pens. Not bad. -Still color limited though. I don't remember them absorbing thru the shell to the food part of the egg, and that was good! And they were so light, there wasn't much to see on your skin, and that was good.... but still, there COULD be something even better!

Afterall... God DID say to do our best "as to the Lord".

And I do like to do most every thing my very best! :)

So next, was the permanent markers.... kinda concerning...... I was thinking these were going to be in-edible eggs..... But.... what happened is they did NOT make a mess! -Not on me, and not even on the edible egg inside!! Yay! And they were happily decorated w/ lines, wavys, dots, etc. ... Just the way we wanted! :) (We used the fine pointed markers.)

Lastly, we tried the coloring pencils. I knew these were not going to dye the egg inside! They colored nicely too, and w/ out the mess. But I do still like the permanent marker!

There you have it folks!

It's quite possible that no body even cares but me... but... in the case someone does..... you just be sure and let me know!! ;)