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I have a serious sweet tooth and I can’t remember a time when I turned down a cupcake. I also have always enjoyed dyeing Easter eggs. Putting those two things together was a logical next step.

When I was little, my parents let me get one of the more complicated egg dye kits. I think it made marbleized eggs. But while the results were beautiful, they weren’t exactly kid-friendly. I’m pretty sure my dad did most of the egg coloring that year!

These eggs don’t require any special techniques or lots of precision. But they still end up cute and looking like cupcakes! Even little ones can create these happy cupcake Easter eggs!

You will need:

Hard-boiled eggs
Crayons (waxy crayons are best)
White vinegar
Hot water
Glass or small bowl for dyeing
Red food coloring
Spoon
Egg carton and/or paper towels
Cardstock
Regular and zig zag scissors
Tape

Cupcake Easter Egg Wrappers PDF

For each egg, turn the egg so the larger end is up and draw a little face with a black crayon. Of course, the face is optional, but super cute!

Next, draw a bunch of short lines in different colors to be sprinkles. If your very young children are helping, it may be easier to let them draw the sprinkles around the entire egg.

Prepare the egg dye. In a small cup or bowl, combine 1 teaspoon of white vinegar, 1 cup of hot water, and 20 drops of red food coloring.

Place the eggs in the dye one at a time. Leave them in for about 1 minute so they have a nice pink color. If you leave them much longer they’ll start to look a lot more red.

You could mix the dye with fewer drops, but it will take longer for them to get their color, and I find that kids get rather impatient when coloring eggs!

Pull them out of the dye with a spoon and let them dry in the egg carton or on a paper towel. They’re already looking cute…and that one on the right in the back row is winking at you!

For comparison’s sake, the one with the lighter face here was done using Crayola crayons, rather than Rose Art. They were smoother to draw with, but the coloring was much lighter.

While the eggs are drying, help your kids get the cupcake wrappers ready. Print the PDF on cardstock. Cut the bottom curve and two sides with regular scissors. Use zig zag scissors to cut the top edge.

Wrap the strip around so that the ends overlap about an inch. That’s right about at the third line in. Secure with tape.

Test this with an egg to make sure the eggs fit and stand up. If you have unusually large or small eggs, you may need to adjust where you overlap and tape the ends.

Make a whole stack, and get ready to fill those cupcakes!

Set each egg in a wrapper with the smaller end down. This cutie cupcake is happy AND a great source of protein!

Make a batch of cupcake Easter eggs and serve them up on a pedestal or plate!

I’m a fan of cupcakes with pink frosting, so I went with that for my eggs. But you could choose another color of egg eye, or even create a rainbow of cupcakes. If you want to skip the mess, make your “dessert eggs” with white frosting. Just let your little ones draw on the sprinkles and a face!

Happy Easter Crafting!