Easter Eggs!

This year I decided that Hale was probably old enough to enjoy dying Easter eggs. As I boiled the eggs, I tried to explain what I had in store for him.

Me: We're going to dye eggs!

H: What?

Me: Dye eggs. Like, color them.

H: With my new markers?

Me: No, with dye. We're going to soak them. Like a bath.

H: In the bathtub?

Me: No. Umm...I guess it will be easier to show you.



Of course, it didn't take long for him to catch on. I was really impressed by his steady hands. He didn't even get dye on them.



See! They're clean!



He even learned how to use the wire scooper.



The final products.



Did you notice the H on the orange egg? He did pretty well considering the curved surface.




These eggs were his treasures the rest of the day. He carried them around and made little "nests" for them all over the house. They even got a ride in the back of his dump truck. He was pretty careful but did drop a few. I think we're down to 6.