Egg decorating for older kids...
Just thought I would share...
At our monthly nature club last week the theme was 'eggs'. After going on a walk around the woods and pond to look for various nests/eggs, the children went back to base to decorate some eggs. Like most of us, I've done this every year since forever, but I've always gone down the art and craft route.
However, as it was 'nature club' the focus was more on learning/science. The leader had made various eggs out of quick drying clay. She had made them to size - we had robins eggs, blackbirds, blue tits etc. She also did them in the correct shape - I had never realised that there was such a variation in shape as well as size - some were rounder than others etc. which inspired a great discussion amongst the kids. She had downloaded pictures of the eggs showing the true colours/patterns. The children then chose some of the eggs and tried to paint them in the correct colours. They spent ages on it and were really focused. Most of them had only ever seen hens eggs and assumed that all eggs looked like them. It was a fantastic learning experience.
The children were about 6 years and over.