Slovak Egg Dying

We got invited over to the Becker's to do some Slovakian Egg dying. I didn't know what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. Elaine's family is Polish and they dye eggs on the Friday before Easter from 12:00 to 3:00. They do it reverently in remembrance of the three hours that Christ hung on the cross. It was so fun to paint eggs this way, and I was totally impressed with the kids artistic abilities. Mandy was helping us get the hang of things. The dye was so cool, you just had to dunk the egg, and instantly it was that color.

Mara was even very good to draw on her egg and it was so funny to see her concentrate so hard.

You have these really cool writers that look like metal wired onto a dowel. you get the metal part hot in the flame, dip it in the wax of the candle and then draw on the egg the pattern that you don't want colored. It is backwards, so it took a minute to figure out how it worked.

Writing on the egg.

The kids loved it! I don't think I will ever be able to go back to just dying eggs. The kids spent hours on one egg, and so it took a long time and wasn't over so fast like regular egg coloring. It was so fun!

We were so grateful to Elaine for having us over, teaching us this new art and shining our eggs. And truly grateful for Mandy for helping us figure out the color and dye.

The finished product.

The fun thing is that after they are colored, you scrap off the excess wax and then polish them with a terry cloth towel. The wax seals the eggs and you can keep them forever. They don't stink, they just eventually evaporate all that is inside and you are just left with the yolk rolling around. Kinda cool!