Putting the Pretty In Preschool
Finding Beauty In Everyday Early Childhood Experiences
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!
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.
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:
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.
