First thing, start by covering your work area with a paper towel or newspaper to avoid dyeing any surface. Also, you may want to wear old clothes to avoid getting dye on them.

Next, decide how many colors of food dye you’re going to do and have one baggie per color. If you’re using gloves, put them on now.

Place about a cup of rice in each baggie. It doesn’t have to be perfect, you can just eyeball it if you don’t feel like measuring. Just don’t put a ton in the bag. About a ¼ full.

Place about four drops of food coloring in each baggie. Only one color per bag.

Remove air from the plastic bag and seal it before squishing the rice all around until the dye is distributed.

Be sure your eggs are dry and not wet before choosing your color and placing the egg in the bag. Remove the air and seal the bag before gently moving the egg around in the colored rice until you’re satisfied with the color distribution or reach your desired color.

Set aside to dry or place it in a second color if you want to get funky with it.

When ready, you can crack the eggs open, remove the shell and enjoy the hard boiled egg!