How to Empty Eggs for Decorating (Easy No-Blow Method)

An Egg Emptying Alternative

Every year growing up, my mom would spend at least a couple months before Easter blowing out all the eggs she could for us to decorate. 

I remember her picking the ends open with a push pin, blowing with everything she had to get the contents out, and collecting them until he had enough for all of us to decorate for Easter. 

So now, sometime after Valentine’s Day, I start blowing eggs out for my kids too. They also enjoy decorating eggs long before Easter, so I can hardly keep up! 

But here’s the thing—blowing out eggs the traditional way is not enjoyable. It’s messy, awkward, and takes some strong lungs and pelvic floor!

This year, much to my amazement, I discovered that pushing the contents out with the end of a turkey baster is just as effective and much more enjoyable than creating a seal on the egg with your mouth.

What You Need To Empty Eggs With The No-Blow Method

• Raw eggs
• Push pin
• Bowl (to catch contents)
• Bulb end of a turkey baster

How to Blow Out Eggs Without Using Your Mouth (Easy Step-by-Step)

1: Poke Holes in Both Ends

• Use push pin to carefully pick away a small amount of shell from each end
• Make sure to break the membrane on the bigger end

2: Place Turkey Baster Bulb

• Create a seal over one hole in the egg with the opening of the bulb

3: Push Air Into the Egg

• Squeeze bulb to force contents out the other side
• Catch in bowl

4: Rinse the Egg

• Submerge in water, shake it around inside and blow it back out with your mouth or the baster
• Drain and let dry completely

Watch How Easy It Is To Empty Eggs This Way

What to Do With the Egg Inside

Anytime I’m breaking eggs between Valentine’s Day and Easter, I blow them out instead. Blow the insides out of eggs for:

• Scrambles
• French toast
• Omlets
• Quiche
• Baking
• Storing in fridge for a couple days until you need it
• Freezing for baking later

How to Decorate Blown-Out Eggs

Thankfully we have a couple sources of beautiful farm fresh eggs that don’t need much to look absolutely gorgeous on display. But I have purchased plain white eggs for their ease of dying.

And, the skies the limit with decorating. Growing up, we had fun using the shrinking plastic wrappers you can buy in the store.

This year, my kids are really enjoying using paint pens. But we have also dabbled in natural dying techniques and creating cool negative space with rubber bands, flowers, and crayon drawings.

Upon finishing, you may choose to hot glue sequins on the ends to hide the holes for displaying.