The Easter Bunny is coming. In a few short weeks, the only mammal to lay eggs (other than the platypus) will travel from house to house, hiding his brightly colored eggs in various places around yards or inside homes for children to find Easter Sunday (or for adults to find a few weeks after Easter Sunday when there’s an odd smell coming from behind the couch.) In addition to hunting for Easter Eggs, many kids enjoy creating their own Easter Eggs too. In instances like these, PAAS Easter Egg Decorating Kits is the answer!
First invented by William Townley in Newark, New Jersey, PAAS has been providing Easter egg dyes for over 130 years and has sold over 10 million egg decorating kits. This year, they are introducing five new varieties of egg decorating kits to help bring even more festivity to egg decorating.
New Paas Easter Egg Decorating Kit Varieties
Neon: Add pops of bright color to your basket with fun stickers and glitter pen.
Mini Monsters: Get silly and crazy with the PAAS Mini Monsters kit! Dress eggs with string, face stickers and fuzzy hair to create your favorite monster character.
Egg-Quarium: Take a dip under the sea with PAAS Egg-Quarium. Decorate eggs to look like fish, underwater treasures, scuba divers and more!
Coloring Creations: Just like a coloring book, kids can egg-spress their creativity by decorating their own stickers and egg stands.
Build-a-Basket: This kit not only provides all the materials needed to embellish eggs, but also includes two Easter baskets that can be personalized with festive stickers and crayons.
The PAAS egg decorating kits include virtually everything you need to decorate eggs, save the eggs and the cups to put the dye in. Each variety comes with its own unique set of egg decorating tools – from fuzzy monster hair to fish eyeball stickers. Each kit also includes six color egg dyes, an egg dipper, and egg stands (which are cut from the sides of the boxes) for you to rest your eggs on after decorating.
Here’s a shot of the contents of the PAAS Coloring Creations kit which included crayons and stickers you can color in yourself and the PAAS Mini Monsters kit which had fuzzy monster hair, monster face stickers, glue and pipe cleaners (cat not included.)
The back of each box has useful instructions for decorating the eggs, starting with the egg dye. Using different liquids when you dissolve the dyes will determine how colorful your eggs are. I decided to brave the smell and went with vinegar to try to get my eggs brightly colored. I loved how the little dye tablets fizzed once they were dropped into the vinegar. After they fully dissolved in 3 tablespoons of vinegar, I added 1/2 cup of water and my dyes were ready for eggs. The longer you leave your egg in the dye, the more colorful the egg will be when it comes out. I left my eggs in for a few minutes. I periodically tried to dunk them under the dye so the bottoms would get more color. After pulling out the eggs and letting them dry, they were ready for decorating!
PAAS Easter Egg Dye Coloring Instructions
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- Start with clean, cool, hard-boiled eggs.
- PAAS Coloring Alternatives:
a. For Ultra Vibrant Colored Eggs – add a tablet and 3 tablespoons of vinegar to a 1 cup container.
b. For Traditional Colored Eggs – add a tablet and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to a 1 cup container.
c. For Pastel Colored eggs, add a tablet and 3 tablespoons of water to a 1 cup container. Once the tablet has dissolved add a ½ cup of water and stir gently.
- Bend egg dipper. Gently place the egg onto the dipper, and dip into egg dye until desired shade is obtained. The longer the egg stays in the bath, the darker the shade will be.
- Remove egg, drain well, place in drying tray and let dry.
It’s quite a bit of fun selecting the stickers or sticking on eyes, since the stickers sheets that they give have so many options. The pipe cleaners and monster hair really give the opportunity to make eggs stand out from the other eggs (in case you’re entering an egg decorating beauty pageant or something.) You can see on the fishes where I used their “magic” crayon to prevent dyeing in certain areas. One other convenient thing about the PAAS Mini Monsters Egg Decorating kit was that you could use the hair to cover up any unsightly white cracks that may have shown during the dying process. You can still see some of the dye cracks on the orange monster’s face, but do you see any on his head? Nope!
PAAS’s new Egg Decorating kits are lots of fun and can produce lots of egg-citing (yes, yes – it’s cheesy but it had to be done!) entertainment while the kids decorate their eggs. They are available in grocery and drug stores nationwide and retail for $2.99-$3.99. For more information about PAAS, please visit their website at www.paaseastereggs.com.
PAAS Easter Egg Giveaway!
The Prize:
One winner will receive THREE PAAS Egg Decorating kits.
This giveaway is closed.
Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. Your experiences may be different. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive free PAAS Egg Decorating Kits from the manufacturer or their representing PR agency to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.
velvethubler says
March 22, 2010 at 8:55 pmI really want to try the Neon kit it looks awesome!
velvethubler says
March 22, 2010 at 3:55 pmI really want to try the Neon kit it looks awesome!
caroldz says
March 22, 2010 at 9:13 pm[email protected] I'd love to win, the Neon one looks cool.
caroldz says
March 22, 2010 at 4:13 pm[email protected] I'd love to win, the Neon one looks cool.
cstironkat says
March 22, 2010 at 11:07 pmI would like the Zoo Fun® kit the best.
cstironkat says
March 22, 2010 at 6:07 pmI would like the Zoo Fun® kit the best.
Linda says
March 23, 2010 at 5:32 pmWe would love the Sports Fanatic!
Linda says
March 23, 2010 at 12:32 pmWe would love the Sports Fanatic!
Eileen Burke says
March 23, 2010 at 6:40 pmI would love to try the Egg quarium set!
Eileen Burke says
March 23, 2010 at 1:40 pmI would love to try the Egg quarium set!
Patsy Hagen says
March 23, 2010 at 7:55 pmI'd love to try the Zoo Fun kit. I think my grandson would love it!mom1248(at)att(dot)net
Patsy Hagen says
March 23, 2010 at 2:55 pmI'd love to try the Zoo Fun kit. I think my grandson would love it!
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pixie13 says
March 23, 2010 at 8:04 pmI like the Neon kit
pixie13 says
March 23, 2010 at 3:04 pmI like the Neon kit
denise holcomb says
March 23, 2010 at 8:13 pmI like Traditional PAAS Easter Egg Color Kits; just wish they were still made in USA!
denise holcomb says
March 23, 2010 at 3:13 pmI like Traditional PAAS Easter Egg Color Kits; just wish they were still made in USA!
LIDARKSIDE says
March 23, 2010 at 8:20 pmI like the “EggArounds”.
LIDARKSIDE says
March 23, 2010 at 3:20 pmI like the “EggArounds”.
mogrill says
March 23, 2010 at 8:36 pmThe Zoo Fun kit looks like a blast. Thanks for the chance.[email protected]
mogrill says
March 23, 2010 at 3:36 pmThe Zoo Fun kit looks like a blast. Thanks for the chance.
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kristico says
March 23, 2010 at 10:53 pmI would love to try the Tie Dye with my family.
kristico says
March 23, 2010 at 5:53 pmI would love to try the Tie Dye with my family.
hawaiismn says
March 24, 2010 at 12:46 amI'd love the Egg Quarium!
hawaiismn says
March 23, 2010 at 7:46 pmI'd love the Egg Quarium!
talonsmom731 says
March 24, 2010 at 12:50 amI like the PAAS® 12 in 1 Deggorating Party kit.
talonsmom731 says
March 23, 2010 at 7:50 pmI like the PAAS® 12 in 1 Deggorating Party kit.
nanlara says
March 24, 2010 at 3:18 pmi think my son would love color squirt[email protected]
nanlara says
March 24, 2010 at 10:18 ami think my son would love color squirt
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Emily says
March 25, 2010 at 2:48 amI like the Tie Dye ones the best, although it was really hard to pick one!
Emily says
March 24, 2010 at 9:48 pmI like the Tie Dye ones the best, although it was really hard to pick one!
paulamyers says
March 25, 2010 at 4:16 pmI would like to try the Tie Dye Kit!
paulamyers says
March 25, 2010 at 11:16 amI would like to try the Tie Dye Kit!
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Jennifer T. says
March 25, 2010 at 6:30 pmI'd like to try the Neon Colors egg dyeing kit the most!jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
Jennifer T. says
March 25, 2010 at 1:30 pmI'd like to try the Neon Colors egg dyeing kit the most!
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Mellissa C says
March 25, 2010 at 8:38 pmI like the Sandblast.
Mellissa C says
March 25, 2010 at 3:38 pmI like the Sandblast.
Tanya says
March 26, 2010 at 4:28 amI would love to try the Brilliant Beads Kit
Tanya says
March 25, 2010 at 11:28 pmI would love to try the Brilliant Beads Kit
Susan Claus says
March 26, 2010 at 7:30 amI'd like to try the Deggorating Party from Paas.Where were all these neat things when I was a kid??
Susan Claus says
March 26, 2010 at 2:30 amI'd like to try the Deggorating Party from Paas.
Where were all these neat things when I was a kid??
franceswatson says
March 26, 2010 at 5:09 pmI would love to win this Thank You for this great giveaway [email protected] i love the zoo fun kit
franceswatson says
March 26, 2010 at 12:09 pmI would love to win this Thank You for this great giveaway [email protected]
i love the zoo fun kit
Michelle says
March 26, 2010 at 2:22 pmI like the mini monsters because yours came out awesome! they are so funny!
Michelle says
March 26, 2010 at 7:22 pmI like the mini monsters because yours came out awesome! they are so funny!
Alison says
March 28, 2010 at 8:09 amTheir Mini Monsters kit looks SO cute. :DTHANK YOU!!
Alison says
March 28, 2010 at 3:09 amTheir Mini Monsters kit looks SO cute. 😀
THANK YOU!!
rebikah says
March 28, 2010 at 1:43 pmThe neon set
rebikah says
March 28, 2010 at 8:43 amThe neon set
Melissa B. says
March 28, 2010 at 4:21 pmMini Monsters are really cute.
Melissa B. says
March 28, 2010 at 11:21 amMini Monsters are really cute.
Andria says
March 28, 2010 at 5:58 pmI like the Sparkling Glitter kit
Andria says
March 28, 2010 at 12:58 pmI like the Sparkling Glitter kit
mnsteph says
March 28, 2010 at 7:40 pmI think the Zoo Fun kit looks like something my kids would love.
mnsteph says
March 28, 2010 at 2:40 pmI think the Zoo Fun kit looks like something my kids would love.
Linda F says
March 28, 2010 at 7:45 pmI'd like to try the Neon Kit
Linda F says
March 28, 2010 at 2:45 pmI'd like to try the Neon Kit
Mary S says
March 29, 2010 at 1:26 amSo many fun choices! I think I like the Tie Dye kit best.
Mary S says
March 28, 2010 at 8:26 pmSo many fun choices! I think I like the Tie Dye kit best.
FrancineAn says
March 29, 2010 at 1:49 ami like the neon kit
FrancineAn says
March 28, 2010 at 8:49 pmi like the neon kit
sandra says
March 29, 2010 at 3:19 ami would love to try the Build A Basket kit. i looked for it today at the store and was unable to find it 🙁
sandra says
March 28, 2010 at 10:19 pmi would love to try the Build A Basket kit. i looked for it today at the store and was unable to find it 🙁
amy delong says
March 29, 2010 at 1:30 pmmy kids really like the neon kitardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
amy delong says
March 29, 2010 at 8:30 ammy kids really like the neon kit
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Melissa says
March 29, 2010 at 4:50 pmThe Camo kit is TOO CUTE!melsweeps775 at gmail dot com
Melissa says
March 29, 2010 at 11:50 amThe Camo kit is TOO CUTE!
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Lindsay says
March 29, 2010 at 5:17 pmI'd like to try the Sand Blast.
Lindsay says
March 29, 2010 at 12:17 pmI'd like to try the Sand Blast.
Tia Rasmussen says
March 29, 2010 at 2:22 pmI would like to try the neon one. It looks really neat.
Amy d says
March 29, 2010 at 10:56 pmMini Monsters are really cuteamy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
Amy d says
March 29, 2010 at 5:56 pmMini Monsters are really cute
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Tia Rasmussen says
March 29, 2010 at 7:22 pmI would like to try the neon one. It looks really neat.
Altusbecky says
March 30, 2010 at 2:05 amWe just bought the Egg Party one today haha but I wish I had seen the 'Crack and Color' that one looks COOL!
Altusbecky says
March 29, 2010 at 9:05 pmWe just bought the Egg Party one today haha but I wish I had seen the 'Crack and Color' that one looks COOL!
lilyk says
March 30, 2010 at 4:58 amThe Egg quarium kit looks very nice!
lilyk says
March 29, 2010 at 11:58 pmThe Egg quarium kit looks very nice!
lol says
March 29, 2012 at 3:49 pmlol so funny
lol says
March 29, 2012 at 3:50 pmloyo