Egg Blowing

What you'll need
fresh eggs
vinegar
olive oil
1 long needle
3-4 mixing bowls
food colouring
candle and matches

1. Blowing
Wash your egg, after drying it, hold it in your hand and taking a long needle, gently pierce a small hole in the top of the egg, then follow suit by piercing a larger hole in the bottom – the top hole should be no larger than 2mm in diameter while the bottom hole can be slightly bigger.

Take your needle and poke it into the egg, swishing it around for about a minute – this is to break up the yolk.

Take the egg and place your mouth over one end of the egg and blow the contents into a bowl. You can also use an egg blower (available from craft stores).

Rinse the empty shell and allow to dry on a paper towel.

2. Decorating
To decorate your eggs, prepare a range of colours in mixing bowls by adding warm water, 2 tablespoons of white vinegar and between 10 and 20 drops of food colouring (depending what colour you want).

Place the eggs in the dye and leave for a few minutes, remove and place on a paper towel to dry.

To add a dual colour effect use a candle to drip wax over the egg in a pattern, then drop the egg into another colour for a few minutes. Remove the egg, dry and peel off the wax.

Alternatively you can try for a pretty swirling effect by adding a tablespoon of olive oil to the second colour instead of vinegar. Gently holding the egg, place it in the mixture and roll around once to pick up the oil streaks, pat the excess liquid with paper towel and allow to dry.

Decorated eggs should be left overnight to dry.

*Coloured eggs can be used to create a beautiful centrepiece for your dining table or placed in your children’s egg baskets on Easter Sunday for that special touch.