The Mom I Want to Be

Materials: Plastic eggs, small dinosaurs and “sand goop” (recipe below).

 

“Sand Goop” Recipe
1 cup sand
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp. alum
1/2 c. water.

 

Cook on medium heat stirring until thick.  Cool to touch. 

 

Put dino into the plastic egg and cover with “sand goop”.  Place in “nest”.

On Monday, talk about dinosaurs and how big their eggs were.  Show the children the “eggs” YOU found. Say, “Look how big they are.  What kind could they be?”  The eggs should still be wet.  Tell children that we have to watch them until they turn white and crack. When ready, let children finish cracking them open and find their dinosaur.