sink strainer at all times. They trap additional solids and they gradually break up and help to naturally clean your pipes on their way down the drain. Welcome back :) Tempera is fun to paint with. Use the yolk, a few drops of water, and any pigments you have for the painting. Using those eggs as a hair mask would be another fun idea; it should give the hair plenty of body. For egg shells I've tried them as slug deterrents. At least in Ireland the slugs were so industrial sized they didn't get scared of the shells. Now I mostly use them cracked in smaller bits for plants that love calcium, e.g. pepper plants and rosemary. Just break the shells to smaller bits, and leave around the plant. It'll melt quite fast. Something my mother would do with old eggs, just let them sit somewhere so they won't get broken... Wait, wait, wait. Before too long the insides will shrink up and harden. Then you can paint or decorate them however you like, the shells stay tough. She reused the same "special" eggs year after year after year (she had some for 20 years.) They are beautiful decorated and used with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas themes too! The little yolk ball will rattle inside.