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Animals That Hatch Out of Eggs
Talk about what kinds of animals hatch from eggs.
Read a book.

Hatching Animals Books
     

What's Hatching Out of That Egg? by Patricia Lauber  (This book is for older children but it can be used to view different animals that hatch from eggs.)

Links
It Started as an Egg

Crafts

Egg Patterns
American Egg Board: Egg Arts and Crafts: Design Your Own Egg! Small, medium, and large egg patterns.

Craft & Spanish:
On the top left hand side, write "Eight Eggs" and on the right hand side of the folded paper, write "Ocho Huevos".  In the middle of the top of the page glue a number "8" and then place yarn on it.
Glue 4 small ones and 3 medium ones under it.  On the other side of the page, glue 1 large one from egg patterns.  Write above them: "small - chico", "medium - medio", "large - grande".  Decorate them using water colors, markers, crayons, etc.

Egg Craft
Make a large egg pattern.  Glue on pieces of ribbon, zig-zag ribbon, lace, draw with crayons or markers, use water colors, paints, or whatever else you can come up with.

Eggshell Collage
Crush some colored egg shells.  Have the child glue the dried egg shells onto a pattern or he/she can make a pattern (egg, chick, bunny, etc.).

Easter Mosaic
Have the child tear (or cut) some construction paper or crepe paper.  Glue the paper onto an egg pattern.

Craft Links
Panoramic Eggs (Decorative Sugar Eggs) If this link doesn't work, go to their main page to find the correct link.

Egg Sandwich
Hard boil the eggs.  Peel the eggs and rinse.  Spread some mayonnaise or salad dressing onto a half piece of bread.  Cut up the egg and place onto the bread.  Sprinkle with salt (if desired).  Top with the other half slice of bread.

Dr. Seuss Theme: Green Eggs and Ham

Marbleized Easter Eggs
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In each cup or bowl, add 1/2 cup boiling water, about 6-8 drops (more for a darker color) of food coloring, 1/2 teaspoon cooking oil, and 1 teaspoon white vinegar.  Mix with a spoon.  Add hard boiled egg to each color.  Leave in for about 2-3 minutes (longer for a darker color).  Place in another color (if desired) and let it sit in the color until you reach the desired color.  Take the egg out of the dye and let dry.

Basic Easter Egg Dye
Follow the above except omit the oil.

Sailboat Eggs
Option #1: Hard boil some eggs.  Peel the eggs and rinse.  Cut it in half.  Place a toothpick into each half egg.  Place raisins, marshmallows, etc. on the toothpick.

Option #2: 
Hard boil some eggs.  Peel the eggs and rinse.  Cut it in half.  Remove the yolk from both sides of the egg with a spoon.  For each egg, mix with about 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon mayonnaise or salad dressing, 1/8 teaspoon mustard (about one squeeze), and 1/4 teaspoon (about 2 sqeezes) ketchup in a small bowl. Place a toothpick into each half egg.  Place raisins, marshmallows, etc. on the toothpick.

Note: This is messy but it is good.

Egg Sugar Cookies
Make oval sugar cookies.  Use my sugar cookies or dairy-free sugar cookies recipe.  Frost and decorate your egg.

Humpty  Dumpty

Nursery Rhyme:

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the kings horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty Felt Set:

Nursery Rhymes Set 4 This delightful set of nursery rhyme felt pieces is a perfect interactive teaching tool. Includes colorful felt pieces from 5 classic rhymes: Humpty Dumpty Mary Had a Little Lamb Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? Baa Baa Black Sheep and Mulberry Bush and a lesson/activity guide with rhymes songs and coloring pages.

Music:
Humpty Dumpty @ NIEHS
Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty Rhyme Online @ Kiddieland