Spring is blessed with the budding of flowers in rainbow colors that are often picked up in the tradition of egg-dyeing for Easter. It’s easy to color eggs, so gather the family around and have some creative fun. Think beyond pink and yellow — add teal or fuchsia to your spectrum.

Combine a half-cup of boiling water, 1 teaspoon of vinegar and the specified number of drops of food color (color guide follows) to get the color you want. Dip the hard-boiled eggs in dye for about 5 minutes or until the color looks right.

For variety, try dipping the top half of the egg in one color, and the bottom in another, or leave eggs in the dye for different lengths of time and get different shades of the same color.

Here are some food-color combinations to use for vivid colors:

• For lime: Use 24 drops yellow, 4 drops green.
• For cantaloupe: Use 24 drops yellow, 2 red.
• For plum: Use 10 drops red, 4 blue.
• For watermelon: Use 25 drops red, 2 blue.
• For grape: Use 17 drops blue, 3 red.
• For jade: Use 17 drops green, 3 blue.
• For teal: Use 15 drops green, 5 blue.
• For fuchsia: Use 18 drops red, 2 blue.