Dying eggs with shaving cream and food colouring

How do you dye eggs with shaving cream, you ask? This tutorial will walk you step by step through how to colour Easter eggs with shaving cream and food colouring in a fool-proof and fast way. Dying Eggs with Shaving Cream is such an awesome and fun way to decorate Easter eggs. Kids will have a field day with this mind-blowing shaving cream Easter eggs activity! 

Dying eggs with shaving cream



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Shaving cream Easter eggs

Decorating Easter eggs is one of our family's most adored activities to do with the kiddos at this time of year! It's so fun to play with different colours and try new hacks each year. Dying eggs with shaving cream is such a fun and easy way to dye eggs using ingredients you are sure to have in your house; shaving cream and food colouring! I LOVE the bright colours used for making these shaving cream Easter eggs. 


Dying Eggs with Shaving Cream


How do you dye eggs with shaving cream?


Shaving Cream Easter Egg Supplies:


  • 12 boiled eggs 
  • Shaving cream
  • Large muffin pan 
  • Neon or primary food colouring (for this project we used neon)
  • Toothpicks
  • Plastic spoon (not pictured)
  • Pan or container lined with a paper towel
  • Optional: plastic gloves (not pictured) 


How to Dye Easter Eggs with Shaving Cream and Food Colouring


Shaving cream dyed Easter eggs supplies


STEP 1: Prepare shaving cream


Start by squirting a thin layer of shaving cream in each muffin cup. Older children can try doing this themselves, its a great workout for their little hands! 

Use the plastic spoon to even out the shaving cream in each muffin cup.


Shaving cream eggs


STEP 2: Add food colouring


Drop 5-10 drops of food colouring in the colouring of your choice into each cup. You can have fun creating and experimenting with different colour combinations!  

Shaving cream Easter eggs

STEP 3: Create a tie-dye effect


Use a toothpick to swirl the colours around in each cup, creating a tie-dye effect. 

Coloring Easter eggs with shaving cream


Dying Easter eggs with shaving cream and food colouring


STEP 4: Dip each egg in the shaving cream


Put your gloves on! This is optional but it will avoid you ending up with brightly coloured hands! Carefully place an egg into each muffin cup and rotate the egg in the muffin cup, covering the whole egg. Repeat this step for all 12 eggs to create the tie-dye pattern. 

Dying eggs with shaving cream


Dying eggs with shaving cream


STEP 5: Leave and then rinse


Allow all the eggs to sit in the shaving cream and food colouring mixture for 10-15 minutes and then rinse each egg off under cold water. Carefully place the eggs to dry on a lined pan or container. 

Shaving cream Easter eggs

And there you have it, I think that you will agree that these Easter eggs are amazing to look at! I LOVE the striking colours! Dying eggs with shaving cream is such a fascinating technique to try. A total winner activity for kids in our book! We hope you enjoyed making these shaving cream Easter eggs.

Shaving cream Easter eggs. Full directions on dying eggs with shaving cream and food colouring.

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