Easter, Nature's Way

This year for Easter, Daddy and Mommy decided to try using natural colors for our egg dying.

We used beets, black tea, and blueberries in mason jars.

beet juice, blueberry juice, and black tea in mason jars

We tried different lengths of time, which became a science experiment.  Five minutes was the magic number.  Longer time didn't make the colors any brighter or darker.  However, less time seemed to make the color a bit lighter.  We also experimented with layering colors to see if the eggs would change. Here are some of the final eggs: