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Cooking hard boiled eggs and painting the shells

Month 10 · Activity 8 ·   Colors  

Instructions

  • Together get eight white eggs out of refrigerator.  
  • Talk about shape of egg - oval
  • Make eight hard-boiled eggs.  
  • Place white eggs in pan and cover with water.  
  • Place on stove with lid and bring to boil.
  • When boiling begins turn off heat and leave on stove for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from stove, drain water and cover eggs in pan with cold water and ice cubes for 10 minutes.
  • Refrigerate
  • When eggs are cooled and dry, sponge paint (using foam brush or sponge) 1 egg using white paint
  • Select a different color to sponge paint each of the remaining eggs (red, green, orange, violet, black, yellow, blue)
  • Let painted eggs dry and use for Activity 16

Materials

  • Eight white eggs
  • stove-top pan with lid
  • stove
  • foam brush/sponge
  • white paint
  • paint (variety of colors - red, green, orange, violet, black, yellow, blue)
  • tablecloth/old newspaper to protect table from paint
  • Language Skills
  • Math & Science Skills
  • Motor Skills
  • Problem Solving Skills