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Easter Sensory Tub

April 6, 2020 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

Easter sensory tub with water as a base. Bunnies, eggs, and Easter baskets are the theme of the tub.
Easter sensory tub with water as a base. Bunnies, eggs, and Easter baskets are the theme of the tub.

With so many craft supplies and basket fillers available to purchase, a colorful Easter sensory tub is easy to put together.  Easter bunnies have taken over this water-based sensory table.  I hope they get back to work soon to finish delivering their Easter eggs!


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Filed Under: Easter, sensory Tagged With: bunnies, eggs, water play

Reptile Egg Science

September 10, 2019 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

Reptile egg science activities. Make a rubbery reptile egg and use turtle and snake figurines with egg matching play mats.
Reptile egg science activities. Make a rubbery reptile egg and use turtle and snake figurines with egg matching play mats.

Animal eggs come in different colors, shapes, sizes, and shell textures. Bird eggs feel hard. Snakes and many turtles lay soft-shelled eggs with a rubbery feel. Snake eggs are usually oval; turtle eggs are round to slightly oblong.


Make A Reptile Egg

Here’s an easy to do Science experiment to transform an unshelled, boiled egg into a rubbery reptile egg!  It’s perfect for the classroom or to do with your children at home. 


Supplies Needed:

A container of cider vinegar and an egg.

One unshelled, boiled egg

1 ½ cups / 375 ml cups of cider vinegar

Clear 2 cup / 500 ml jar

Tablespoon

Dessert plate


Boil the egg and let it cool. Ask children to describe the color and feel the hardness of the egg.

Place the unshelled, boiled egg in a jar of cider vinegar.  Discuss the color of the liquid…yellow, red, and orange are words children might use for the hue. I suggest the word amber.

Put the jar in the fridge.

A boiled egg immersed in a jar half-filled with cider vinegar.

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Filed Under: preschool, reptiles, science, sensory Tagged With: eggs, experiment, snakes, turtles

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