Kip was the youngest of five boys and his mom loved baking and everything in the kitchen. Once she invited us over to decorate Easter Eggs and I was amazed that their family used this very intricate process - I think from Eastern Europe - to produce exquisite eggs.

I am so far from that - have never had the control over this big family skewed to younger kids. And so our egg process is pretty standard Paz. And the kids seem determined to do as many as they can as fast as they can. Tripp and I are always trying to make the moment linger.

I was really glad to find some helpful links posted by Dani at Artful Thoughts, including

How to Boil an Egg.

I am determined to make sure this year there won't be any green layer around my egg yolks.

Be sure to click through that link to Designer Easter Eggs, which brings beautiful eggs within the grasp of even the most artistically-challenged among us:

This year we will be coloring eggs with the six still-at-home kids, plus Ben and Zach who are coming home from college for the weekend. We are definitely going to try these very doable-sounding techniques this year!

Thanks, Dani.

And by the way, Kip and Sam have now been married 19 years and color eggs with five children of their own!

Source: © Barbara Curtis www.mommylife.net

Here is what one needs for Coloring Easter Eggs:

eggs
boiling water
vinegar
liquid food colors (green, yellow, red, blue)

About.com writes that one needs the following to color Easter Egs. To hard boil eggs, place eggs in saucepan. Cover with cold water. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Allow eggs to simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and drain eggs. Rinse with cool water.

In coloring eggs, add 1 teaspoon vinegar to 1/2 cup boiling water. Add at least 20 drops of desired color. Dip hard boiled eggs in colored water. The longer in the water the deeper the color. Store eggs in refrigerator.