How to make scary Tyrannosaurus eyes – perfect for Halloween!

“These look sooo scary. We need to make some dinosaur ghosts to eat them!“

These scary Tyrannosaurus eyes are fun, easy to replicate, and perfect for your Halloween party.

Our dinosaur ghosts, on the other hand, need a little work.

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I’m sure you’ve met Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus, better known as T-Rex, needs no introduction. It instantly instils a little fear in little dinosaur fans and is probably one of the few dinosaurs most mums and dads can name (even if their kids are not super dinosaur fans).

This large carnivore was the apex predator of the Cretaceous period.

T-Rex measured up to 13 metres long and nearly four metres high. It had strong legs and a large tail to help balance its large head and impressive jaw (with one of the best bite forces of any land animal, then or now). In contrast, its arms were comically short (I’m sure you’ve seen the memes).

Contrary to the myth perpetuated by a popular dinosaur franchise, Tyrannosaurus had great eyesight.

Forward-angeled eye sockets gave T-Rex a wide field of binocular vision and enabled it to use both eyes together. It had a 55-degree field of view, which is 13 times that of a human. It had good peripheral vision, too, and could probably accurately judge distances and see prey up to six kilometres away.

As one of the most fearsome dinosaurs, the T-Rex is the perfect dinosaur to lend its name to these scary Tyrannosaurus eyes.

Making scary Tyrannosaurus eyes

Boiling your eggs

I cheated.

In Germany, you can buy coloured, boiled eggs at the supermarket. They are available year-round, but are much prettier around Easter.

You can hard-boil eggs however you like. I usually use our “egg” timer – it sings three different songs depending on how you want the eggs to be. You put the timer in a saucepan with your raw eggs, cover them with water and boil.

You can use an egg cooker, or even your Instapot.

Consider making more than you need – eggs have a habit of cracking and leaking while boiling.

You could use our prehistoric eggs for this recipe, but it would probably just be additional work for no real gain.

Peeling your eggs

Peeling eggs can be tricky.

Generally, fresher eggs are harder to peel – buy them a few days before you need them.

Eggs are also more difficult to peel when they’re cold; try peeling them while they’re still warm.

You can also try adding a tablespoon of vinegar to your water before boiling it. The vinegar causes a chemical reaction which breaks down the shell and makes them easier to peel. 999

Painting your eggs

Painting is optional. Non-bloodshot scary Tyrannosaurus eyes are perfect for a dinosaur birthday party.

Painting is easy – our LDA had fun doing it.

Simply dip a toothpick into some red food gel and “paint” lines or veins on the whites of the egg to look like blood vessels. I had run out of red food colouring, so used some red cake writing gel (I squeezed some into a small bowl). Don’t use non-gel food colouring: you will colour your toothpick but struggle to make your scary Tyrannosaurus eyes look bloodshot.

Other tips for making scary Tyrannosaurus eyes

• Use a sharp knife to halve the eggs. Hard-boiled eggs will still be soft. The egg white, in particular, will tear if the blade is not sharp.
• Don’t bother piping the curried egg yolks. Yes, it looks pretty, but I can’t imagine scary Tyrannosaurus eyes with piping ridges.
• Add your mayonnaise before mashing your eggs with a fork. This will stop bits of egg from escaping your bowl as you mash.
• Adjust the amounts of mayonnaise and curry as needed. The exact amount will depend on the size of your eggs.
• If you like your eggs spicy (deviled), add some chilli powder or paprika to your mashed egg yolk mix.
• Double or triple this recipe for scary Tyrannosaurus eyes as needed.

What to serve with your scary Tyrannosaurus eyes

You can serve whatever Halloween food you like, but if you would like to stay with a dinosaur theme, try these dishes:

• Raptor claws – a chip like Bugles
• Spinosaurus sails – crinkle cut potato chips
• Stegosaurus spikes – Nacho chips
• Coprolites (dinosaur poop) – chocolate-covered peanuts or raisins – add some Jurassic-sized plastic flies for effect
• Slime pits – dinosaur gummies in green jelly (Jell-O) and chocolate custard (pudding).

And don’t forget to wear your dinosaur-themed Halloween costumes!

Happy Halloween

Tyrannosaurus scares even the biggest dinosaur fans. This makes these spooktacular Tyrannosaurus eyes perfect for your Halloween party.

The simple, fun, dinosaur eyeballs recipe can be easily doubled or even tripled and adapted as needed. And they’re so simple to make, your little dinosaur fan can help (they will love painting on the “veins”).

But if you manage to get your dinosaur ghosts to look good, please send photos.

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