Cooking A Hard Boiled Egg

Peeling eggs helps develop finger dexterity

Month 1 · Activity 17 · Cooking

Use one or more eggs to make hard-boiled eggs. This activity uses a hot stove, watch and assist the child at all times.
A child places an egg in a saucepan and fills the saucepan with water until the egg is covered. Put a lid on the saucepan.
Place the saucepan on the stove, turn on the stove and listen/watch until the water is boiling
When the water begins to boil, turn off the heat but keep the saucepan covered and on the burner
Set a timer with your child for 20 minutes. Leave saucepan on the stove with the burner turned off until the timer rings.
Remove saucepan from the stove and pour out the hot water carefully (adult step)
Next, cover the egg with ice and cold water or just cold water in the saucepan. Set the timer for 10 minutes with the child.
When the timer rings it is time to take out the egg and peel
Let the child hit the egg on a counter for cracks to appear and peel away the shell. Encourage the child to describe how the shell feels as it is being peeled.
Place the egg underwater carefully so all of the shells are rinsed off
Let the child cut the egg in half using a plastic knife. Encourage the child to point to the yellow part of the egg and see if he can remove the yellow yolk and place it on a plate.
Combine the egg yolk and egg white and smash into small pieces with a folk
The egg can be eaten like this, added to a salad, or combined with mayonnaise and other ingredients to make egg salad

Let the child peel the eggs after an adult does the cooking

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Add mayonnaise, pickle relish, and salt and pepper to taste for egg salad

Encourage the child to spread the egg salad on a piece of bread or cracker

QUESTIONS FOR CHILD

Where do we get eggs?

How many compartments are in an egg carton?

How many eggs are in a dozen?