We have figured out the best way to make sure we can do projects such as these and include all of the children without having Mom go insane or throw a fit is to have the kids work in shifts. And cover the table with something that can be thrown away. And simply accept that there will be a mess. (We've started using a whisk for the youngest ones to hold their eggs to minimize the mess while allowing them to pretty much do everything on their own.) Or in the case of dying Easter eggs, accept that the older children will want to play around and stick the eggs in multiple colors (so let them work last) and that the littlest ones will get upset when their turn is over no matter how many eggs you allowed them to dye. These moments also remind me that the older ones still enjoy being involved and need permission to do the fun stuff at times, too.
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I had a certain someone take the eggs out of the carton after the kids had gone to bed so she could recolor them. She actually washed them off to recolor them because "they looked disgusting and the kids did a horrible job". I thought they did great because they were all colorful, tie-dyed colors, painted, etc and totally KID done. gggrrrrr.... hate it when adults try to impose their perfectionist mindset on something a child has so proudly done.
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