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This colorful Dyed Potatoes Easter Craft is super easy to make and takes just two ingredients, making it a fun activity for all ages! The best part? You don’t have to go broke buying eggs to make them!

We are all about the Easter eggs and have made everything from unicorn Easter eggs to marbled Easter eggs. However, with the price of eggs skyrocketing this year, it seemed to be the perfect time to try something totally new!

Who would’ve thought that Easter egg dyed potatoes could be so pretty? The kids will love how fun and unique these are and may want to continue the tradition even after we can all afford eggs again!

💖 Why we love Easter egg dyed potatoes

Crafts don’t get much more budget-friendly than this! All you need are some potatoes and food coloring and you’re good to go.
It’s so easy that kids of all ages can make them. All they need to be able to do is hold a paintbrush.
You can add these to your Easter tablescape for a fun conversation starter!

🖌️ Supplies

Here’s what you’ll need:

Potatoes
Water-based food coloring (not gel)
Small paintbrushes
Optional: small bowls, water, paper towels, rubber gloves, hairspray

📝 Tips & Tricks

Be sure to use liquid food coloring and not gel. The gel doesn’t dry very well but if you don’t have an alternative, just be sure to spread it very thin and let your potatoes dry overnight.
The potatoes don’t hold their color as well using other techniques, such as Kool-Aid or dye, water and vinegar in a cup. Painting the food coloring directly onto the potato makes for the most vibrant colors.
A thin coating of hairspray will help keep the dye from rubbing off on your fingers when you touch the potato. You just won’t be able to eat it afterwards.

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Dyed Potatoes Easter Craft

Additional Time 5

Drying time 10

Total Time 15

Why not skip the eggs this year and make Dyed Potatoes instead? Kids will love this fun twist on their favorite Easter tradition!

Equipment

small paint brushes
Small bowls optional
water optional
paper towels optional
rubber gloves optional
hairspray optional

Materials

▢ Baby Delicious White or Yukon Gold Potatoes
▢ Water Based Food Coloring

Instructions

Though it's optional, I suggest having water and paper towels on hand for easy brush cleanup. You may also want to wear gloves so that you don't dye your hands as you're dying the potatoes.
Start with one potato and squeeze a drop of food coloring over the top.
Using a paint brush, spread the dye evenly over the potato. One drop goes a long way but you can add more as needed.
Let your dyed potatoes dry on paper towels for about 10 minutes. To keep the dye from rubbing off on your fingers later, you can add a light coat of hairspray, then let dry for a few more minutes.
How cute are these? It's such a fun twist on our favorite Easter tradition!

Notes

The time allotted above is 5 minutes per potato but of course you can make as many as you’d like!
It’s important that you use liquid food coloring and not gel. The gel doesn’t dry like the liquid coloring does.
Try brushing on a few different colors for a multi-colored potato.