Friday, April 10, 2015

What's In The Egg Game?

Just because Easter is over doesn't mean you have to put away all the plastic Easter eggs you've probably collected.  I usually keep them out for about a month or so after Easter before finally putting them away for the season.

Last Easter my daughter got the book The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown.  This is such a sweet book about a bunny who was alone and found an egg.  He had know idea what was in the egg so he tried different things like pushing it, shaking it, jumping on it to try and figure out what was hiding inside. The bunny was so sleepy that he fell asleep and it was then that the egg cracked open to reveal his new friend!

I decided to pair this sweet book with a game I called, "What's in the Egg?"  This game is super simple to set up just grab some plastic Easter eggs and some things from around the house to hide inside of them.

I showed my daughter the things I was going to hide inside the eggs before I hid them.  I wanted to give her a little hint otherwise I think she would have been totally stumped and frustrated.

Here are the things I hid inside the eggs:

Bells
Penny
Chips
Noodles
Squinky toys
Bear counters

Even though my preschooler had seen the items before I hid them she still had some challenge, which was a good thing!  She mostly shook the eggs to try and figure out what was inside.  But when she got stumped I suggested she roll the egg like the bunny did in the book or hold it up to the light to see if she could see through the egg.


I love this picture....reminds of the part in the book where the bunny sits very still next to the egg



After my daughter was finished she asked to hide things for me to figure out.  The only difference was she randomly picked things and I had NO clue ahead of time what she was hiding (little stinker!)

We both had alot of fun with this game and it was a fun way to get some extra use from our Easter eggs.  It's a good game to work on memory and listening skills too!


15 comments:

  1. What a great idea - love it - and so timely as well after all those Easter shenanigans! Thanks so much for linking up to the Parenting Pin it Party on our 100th birthday :-)

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    1. Thanks Helen! And congrats on 100th Parenting Pin It Party linky!!

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  2. Oh what a really good idea and that really taps into their listening skills

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    1. Thanks, glad you like it and a fun way to get some last minute fun on those Easter eggs!

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  3. This sounds like a really fun activity. We'll have to give it a try! Thank you for sharing at the Saturday Evening Family Friendly Free for All. :)
    Deborah from MommyCrusader

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    1. For a super easy set up it was a lot of fun! Thanks for hosting a fun linky, Deborah!

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  4. A great activity for after the book. She looks like she is enjoying this one.

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    1. We've been wanting to try this for awhile, I'm glad it was a hit!

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  6. What a fun game! I'll have to look for that book next year! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you stop by again next week!

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    1. We had a lot of fun with it, Samantha! Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. Such a lovely idea, great investigating skills! Thanks for sharing on #OurSundayStorybook :)

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    1. Thanks Niki!! Glad you liked it - thanks for stopping by :)

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  8. Love this idea! Thanks for sharing with the Frugal Family linky.

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