Easter eggs play an important role in Christian traditions worldwide, where they are dyed in bright colors and hidden for children to find in Easter egg hunts. Some events include having children paint their own eggs to bring home, with contests to award the most beautifully designed egg. When planning Easter egg activities, hard boil eggs until fully cooked to avoid waste, and consider using plastic eggs or chocolate eggs filled with small gifts as alternatives to fresh eggs. Easter eggs symbolize both the empty tomb of Jesus and new life emerging from eggs, making them fitting symbols for Easter celebrations.

1. Easter Eggs
More than enjoying them on
an everyday breakfast table or
mixing them into a variety of
sweet and savory dishes, eggs
play an important role during
the Easter season. Colorful
and fun-filled traditions in
different parts of the Christian
world (and even
commercialized non-Christian
countries) include dyeing eggs
different bright colors and
hiding them for kids to find at
an Easter egg hunt. A twist to this
would be to have a golden egg which when found entitles the finder to a special
prize.
Another popular hands-on activity restaurants, hotels and country organize
includes having kids paint their own design to bring home. Optional contests are
held to award the child who painted the most beautiful design. Larger turkey,
rhea and ostrich eggs are sometimes used for painting Easter designs but these
aren’t usually done for kiddie activities due to the high cost and limited
availability.
When planning your own Easter activity, hard boil the eggs until they’re done. Do
not overcook as the eggs can be eaten after. It would be a shame to let this
healthy food go to waste! An alternative to using fresh eggs would be plastic egg-
shaped capsules with a toy inside or a hollow chocolate egg also with a small gift
inside.

2. For coloring, use
food grade dyes
or better yet opt
for food-based
natural colorings
like red onion
skin, beet root
and turmeric
which color the
eggs a bright red-
purple or yellow-
orange hue.
Many stories have
been recorded as to the
origins of these traditions, most linking them to the feast of Corpus Christi. Easter
eggs also symbolize the empty tomb of the risen Jesus. Eggs which a bird hatches
from also signifies life appropriate for the Easter Sunday holiday festivities after
somewhat solemn and somber Holy Week observances from Maundy Thursday to
Black Saturday.