Soaring Egg Prices Are Forcing Americans to Decorate Potatoes for Easter

As egg prices rise, Americans are turning to more affordable alternatives to the traditional Easter egg painting.

Egg prices hit a record high of $4.95 in January. To avoid the cost this Easter, families are instead dipping potatoes in food coloring and painting the vegetable's skin as a holiday alternative and sharing their results on TikTok.

TikTok user calliechalks turned her potato in an homage to "Wicked." She painted Ariana Grande's Glinda and Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba, complete with a tiara and pair of glasses.

While painting a potato pink, another TikTok user with text overlay reiterating that "eggs are way too expensive" to paint this Easter.

A video by TikTok user jenniferraelbert showed two young children dipping their potatoes in food coloring.

"POV: Easter traditions are looking a little different this year 🥔," the video's text read.