How to make alien eggs!
Are you getting ready for spooky season? Or heading to a birthday party for a friend who’s fascinated by space? Then it’s time to make alien eggs! This egg-xcellent snack will terrify AND delight them…
What you’ll need…
Hard-boiled eggs (cooled)
Teaspoon
Ziplock bags
Food colouring
Step 1
Make cracks in the shells of your hard-boiled eggs by hitting them firmly with a teaspoon on all sides.
Step 2
Put each egg in a separate ziplock bag and sprinkle a few drops of food colouring on top. Then fasten the bags.
Step 3
Gently move the eggs around so the surface gets covered with food colouring. You’ll probably need to leave the eggs soaking in the colour for about 10 minutes. Pale colours may need longer.
Step 4
Rinse off your eggs, then leave them to dry. Next, gently peel off the shell to reveal your alien egg patterns!
Step 5
Now gobble up your alien eggs. Don’t worry – they don’t taste as weird as they look!
TOP TIP!
If your alien eggs are part of a Halloween celebration, whip up some spooky witches’ fingers, too!
Did you make alien eggs? Let us know in the comments below!
Photos © Valerie Rowles.
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poppy
that looks cool that i would probably eat them all in one time that would be crazy would it be ??
Olivia
that's so cool
Kiddd
IT IS STILL A EGG
sounds cool i will have to give it a go
Joe
They were so yummy!
Spooooooooooooooooky and cool my friends lol it .eeeeeeeeeeeeek!
Binnie
They were the most crazy things to eat
Blue Dinar
So cool They taste amazing!!
Ishaan
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo cooooool
Adeline
AMAZING!!!
Eshan
Alientastic.
They were amazing.
Madeline
wow so cool
3M
So cool!
Sadie Whiting
so so so so coooooooooooooooooooooooooool
john
GOOD!
aamina
I am to try it
glubtubus wubbus
I ate my eggs
isla
i hate it
tokyo
i might do this
Kurtis
hi that's so cool
ella
cool
jacob
cool
Olivia
So awesome
malik
nice
reagan
I hate it
Robbie
soooooo coooooool! bty it prob tastes like normal eggs
gmcat84
I'm going to try it to
Honking Diplodocus
I'm going to try it too. Honking Diplodocus out.
jj
looks cool
BananaCat
That Looks so cool!!!
ariah23
I love this
Sophie
They taste great I loved doing it
Evie
Wow
meadow.tureaud.
that's so cool! I wish I do so much new and fun things like make real alien egg hehe!haha!
May
Its so cool! Hmmm......not bad.
Sophie
That’s so cool I can’t wait to try it
Megan
Wow that is so cool and I would love to try it
anastasia
i have never tried but it looks fun.
panda girl
hi this is so fun thank you
Cutecookie
So cool i will try it today Bye.
Thomas
i'd love this if I liked eggs
Mya
Amaizing
joanne
its the best thiiing i have ever done
Oshee
I loved this
Megan
Wow that is so cool and I would love to try it
Sophia the cutie girl
Nice!but my mum doesn't let me use those eggs it might crack a little but...it's ok!
Miny
So good
That was so cool
him
I want to do it but don't have food coloring
This is the best food
warnakulasuriya9
Fantastic
Jayesh
So cool
Arrow
I love this
Jayesh
I am vegetarian
maia
amasing
Lamababyyo
i love
jake
nice
He
I love this
Ivy
Wow,it’s like the way to make tea eggs (a kind of Chinese food)!
Lily
So cool
olivia
so cool
Big foot
Wow
christopher
I'ma try it...
ohio
OMG this is so sick i wanna do this right now pls i just wanna squeze it
Yay
Fun!
Kiriko
amazing!
madeleines
so weird but coool
River
I love it!!1
thank you for helping me do my work at shcool!!!
insiyah
it is realy fun
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Nice
Alerah
Amazing Craft.In School I'm Learning About space. :) :)
Marc Sarzi
i love it
Lucy
SO COOL
Cool! I’m going to try this
Oliver
Mr I love this idea
isla
its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool
fastxfire561415
that's so cooooool I love space and aliens
Darcy
It is so good
bea
im at school but going to try this when i get home
isabel
cool!
Jessica
soooo cool
Manuela
it’s amazing
Nichole
Wow they look so cool
Lyla
I have not tried so I'm a bit sceptical
bailey
Nice! Wow Thanks for this Ms. fiddling!!!!
Auryn
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
pooooo
yummmmmmmm
E
so cool
Soooooooo coooooooolllllll
Arnat
Wow!
Those are so coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
Lola
Haven’t tried but will
Hugo
I am at school but i am going to try this
Cecilia
My parents got pranked by it and then I ate it. They got really spooked out! Then I told them about the food coloring.Thank you so much! I’m waiting for the next activity you can make for us.
lon
interesting
cool
brk33
cool <3
Awesome
Addi
Great
Koriniti
Thanks so much for the awesome healthy recipe, NATGEOKIDS!!!
Sorcha
They are amazing
creatingpuppysunite
cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
isabelle
it looks so good and delicious!
Kayci
There soo goood
david
l will tell my mom if she could make alien eggs they look so so so cool
Sylveoncutie9
These look Halloween-Cool!
Maddie
cool!!!!
myra
it looks really tasty
Papaya ☮︎
so cool i'm gonna try it!
harry
its was so cool me and my siblings were so fascinated
japankid123
omg i hate hard boiled eggs but i might eat them this way
rosy
alien eggs are great,I have make it
Elliana
My friends are going to love this!
Camellia
They looked so cool
nobody
that is very good
Miico
That is the best I have ever seen
Emily
It looks so good!
estelle
i have not got to it but i will soon but it do look yummy
Annie
Looks good.
no-name
i want to make them but my mum said no :(
Artem
I love it
olivia
it look's like something that you would get on the moon!
v6v6v6v6v
colorful and eatable ,cool!
hi
look gross but taste great this is AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
slAY
great fun to make \ eat
Isabella
they look great can't wait to make some!
EVA
good as they look
guily
it looked so cool cant wait to make em after school
That’s amazing
Cat
I haven't made them yet but they extraterrestrial!
Bennett
that is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!
sofia
it taste so good!
Jack
THAT IS SO COOL
Sharky
That is a terrific idea!
Jamie
That looks cool I am going to try it out!
eggplant
This is sooooo perf i had it and it tasted exactly the same as a normal egg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even though it should cause all it has is food colouring but my mommy has this friend who lays us eggs all the time so it was a good hack
Layla
Wow Nat geo there cool
Layla
It is awsome
greg
they look kinda gross ngl
Noah
So cool! I have chickens, so I will do it!
Midnight13Dog
I’m totally making those for Halloween to trick my sisters!
Lilly
I need to make these.
Clare
I want to learn about eggs
KittiKatz
I used to read this recipe and make over and over again!!!!!!
Imogen
My mum super liked the alien eggs I liked the way the colours looked and how the blue one looks so veiny thanks so much National Geographic kids
Emily
It looks so good!
Winnie
That is amazing
leo Hallsworth
it is a good prank
Asna
Awesome!This is very interesting science!
odette
very delicious with ketchup
Charlotte
It was so cool! to do and it tasted like a normal egg
Cockatiel
Look tasty! I’m making them for my next snack.
Noah Bostock
That’s cool for Halloween
Sakkiyah chrislynn shepard
Me my mom and my sister is doing this alien eggs tommrow when i get out ofr school its gonna be so fun.
charlie
this is so cool
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