e is for egg

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score.  we had some little scratch eggs to share.

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we could make nests for them too.

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we did the good old the-egg-floats-in-salt-water experiment.

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and no science experiment would be complete without plenty of hypothesizing.  that was fun.

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a matching egg texture game came out again.

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watercoloring on left over easter egg doilies.

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one friend brought cascarones (confetti filled egg shells)…after demonstrating with a few we crushed the shells up really small…with our feet!

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then picked up the pieces with clear tape to take home.

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an egg-celent week for sure. : )

e is for {unconventional} egg painting

here’s the deal:  use the wooden eggs and paint and no hands and no paint brushes but cover the paper with paint.

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we used a big open tub (intentionally awkward for one child to hold alone), a shoe box sized clear tub with a lid, and even smaller metal lock box.

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we dropped an egg or two in, squirted in some paint and made those eggs move!

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let me tell you, this took strength!

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and patience.  in a class of 14 and only 3 containers, there was a lot of cooperation (and cheering)!

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with it being so close to halloween, we used orange (pumpkins) and green (vines) to mesh the themes.

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the lock box was fun to close up, lock and not be able to see what was happening inside.

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the seemingly indestructible tub with lid lasted two days of shaking and tossing and even kicking.

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would you believe this didn’t even break it?

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in fact, it was 2 classes later that we noticed a crack had formed.

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and check out the admiring face of a friend 2 years younger sitting on the side lines.  awesome.