This year was a little easier with Jimmy being almost 3. He was able to gently put the egg into the dye as opposed to just dumping it in and getting it everywhere. Every year we just get the simple dye kit promising next time we'll get the fancy ones with glitter paint , dye tie and sand art. I just don't have the patience or the want of all the mess,but with the kids getting older it seems like the want to be more creative then just putting the egg in the dye for 30 seconds and letting them dry. So, next year it will be glitter, sand, stickers and puff paint........maybe.