Since D is for dinosaurs and E is for eggs, it made sense to bridge the two with a little ‘egg hatching’ activity. Basically, I made baking soda eggs, but I added a little too much water, so they look a little funny!
Would you like to make these, too? It’s quite simple, and fun for any time, not just for learning letters D and E! We actually talked a lot about the letter B with ours, as I had hidden bugs and dinosaurs inside our eggs, even though we don’t usually find bugs in eggs.
Ingredients:Baking Soda
Water
items for inside the eggs
vinegar
Instructions:
Mix baking soda and a bit of water until you get a thick paste. Too much water and your eggs will be watery.
Form a ball and push an item inside, closing up the other side so it resembles an egg.
Place on a plate and set aside to dry – overnight if possible.
When you’re ready use an eye dropper to drop vinegar onto the eggs. They’ll be fizzy and when you use enough vinegar the item inside will be exposed! (this is the fine motor part!)
I challenged my boys by asking them what they thought was inside when we only had a peek at a body part of the bug or dinosaur inside. The boys would then add another drop and see if any other features were exposed and make another guess. They loved it!
(We did try this again with a little less water and the eggs came out great! Of course I didn’t get any pictures of that, though!)
What other ways have you been working with your child to reinforce letter sounds?
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