Dye Your Eggs With Crepe Paper
Join Noemi to learn how to dye Easter Eggs as easy as this with paper!
Tools needed....
1. White eggs
2. Some colourful crepe paper, cut into squares.
3. 5 TBS of white vinegar
4. Tablespoon of salt
Check the video above for more information.
Dye Your Eggs With Onion Skin
Our director Tatevik Ayvazyan grew up in Soviet Armenia where the onion skins were used to colour eggs as there were very few other alternatives.
She still uses this method to date using both red and brown onions skins.
Check a recipe for this here.
Paint Your Eggs
If you dong have any craft materials readily available, fear not! Some simple watercolour paint will do the trick just fine! Silva Keondjian (pictures of her creations above), boils her eggs and then paints on top to give a more personal touch to them.
The Art Of The Egg Smashing Game
Olivia Melkonian shares her Mother’s experience with Easter eggs in her household. “ Growing up, my mother was always very practical and creative and found many solutions, games and activities to bring us together and teach us new skills. One tradition that she marked within our family was egg decorating and the following egg smashing game. I remember the days we used to go find these eggs, which wasn't always easy, and the excitement upon returning home with all the equipment. We would decorate the eggs as a family, but each person would have their own egg. The main Easter celebration was done at my aunt's house, and we would transport all the eggs there. Each person would choose an egg that seemed trustworthy or decorate their own if supplies lasted with luck-bearing symbols. Our game commenced in pairs, each person had one turn to smash the other egg by placing it above and choosing the right force to bring it down: of course, one could end up breaking their own egg and losing the game if they went too hard! Children and parents alike were all hungry to win and to be the designer and bearer of the winning egg. I remember the year I won, it felt magical, and my uncle gave me a fresh tenner to commemorate it. I kept that lucky egg in an air-tight glass jar on a shelf above my bed for a while...until it could take no more and had to be disposed of, but that was the best trophy I ever won”.
Share your methods and designs for Easter and how you celebrate it with us - email anoushka@armenianinstitute.org.uk