{"id":838,"date":"2012-04-10T21:33:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T02:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=838"},"modified":"2012-04-10T21:33:10","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T02:33:10","slug":"dyeing-easter-eggs-two-ways-part-1-kool-aid-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2012\/04\/dyeing-easter-eggs-two-ways-part-1-kool-aid-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyeing Easter Eggs &#8212; Two Ways!  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It was quite nice! \u00a0Pardon my crazy-cluttery kitchen!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_840\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 640px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2892.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-840\" title=\"IMG_2892\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2892-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2892-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2892-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We chose a variety of flavors to give us rainbow colors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-841\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-841\" title=\"IMG_2894\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2894-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2894-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2894-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15 minutes on the timer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-848\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-848\" title=\"IMG_2906\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2906-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2906-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2906-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VERY bright!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-853\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-853\" title=\"IMG_2918\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2918-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2918-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_2918-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I want to speak about these eggs in particular. 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