Materials
Construction paper, in pastel colors
Pencils
Scissors
Liquid starch
Plastic containers
Colored tissue paper, torn into small pieces
Paintbrushes
Instructions
What to do
1. Have each child draw a large egg shape on the construction paper and cut it out.
2. Pour liquid starch in plastic containers.
3. Have the children lay a piece of tissue paper flat on the egg and paint over it with liquid starch.
4. Encourage them to repeat this process, overlapping the pieces of tissue paper until the egg is
covered.
5. Allow the eggs to dry overnight. They will make an attractive bulletin board display.
More to do
Language: Suggest that the children write or dictate stories about what might hatch out of their
egg.
