Materials
Clean, dry eggshells
Easter egg dye or food coloring
Small bowls
Poster board
Glue
Instructions
What to do
1. Because you will need approximately 4 eggshells per child, it is helpful to enlist the help of parents
in accumulating the needed shells. Request that they rinse empty eggshells, allow the
shells to dry, and send them to school for several weeks prior to the scheduled activity.
2. Dye the eggshells a variety of colors, with either Easter egg dye or food coloring.
3. Have the children help you crush the shells into tiny pieces. Fill several small bowls with the
pieces, keeping the different colors separate.
4. Give each child an egg-shaped piece of poster board, and encourage the children to glue on
the shell pieces in an original design.
More to do
Language: Read and dramatize the nursery rhyme, "Humpty Dumpty."
Science: Crack a raw egg into a clear plastic container and let the children use magnifying glasses
to investigate its different parts: shell, membrane, yolk, and albumen.
Snack: Encourage the children to observe what happens when you fry eggs. Eat and enjoy!
