I put away the St. Patrick's day items on Q's work shelf and replaced them with a few more Easter things.
I found these paper-mache eggs at Michael's in a 6 pack for $1.99. I had saved a cardboard egg carton, so I cut it in half to hold the eggs for a matching, one-to-one correspondance activity. I kept the other half in case this side gets worn out or stepped on. :)
I always try to use work trays to organize and contain each set of items, and I like for them to be a contrasting color to the item so the work really shows up. I had to scrounge around for something that contrasted with these natural-colored eggs....found the baking sheet for our toaster oven! Perfect!I found these paper-mache eggs at Michael's in a 6 pack for $1.99. I had saved a cardboard egg carton, so I cut it in half to hold the eggs for a matching, one-to-one correspondance activity. I kept the other half in case this side gets worn out or stepped on. :)
I love Easter decorations but hate the tacky plastic stuff that tends to come out at easter. Especially plastic eggs and plastic grass. I found these wooden goose eggs (bigger than regular eggs) also at Michael's. I really try to repurpose items I find for free or that we already have around the house, and when I do buy something to use in Q's curriculum, I try to choose something that can be used for a long time. I see these little eggs coming out every Easter for different purposes. I have a beautiful cut-glass egg plate that I know Q will enjoy using when she gets a bit bigger!
I want to try to dye these wooden eggs and am doing a little internet research for a method that won't stain our hands when the eggs dry and we work with them!
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