Frozen Dinosaur Eggs – Lesson Plans

I suppose this project might be a good one for the middle of summer, when the weather outside is hot and it would feel great to play with a chunk of ice, it really can be fun any time of year. This is especially true if you are studying dinosaurs. All you need to make your own eggs, other than plastic dinosaurs, are water balloons and water. If you want to add a little pizzazz to your dinosaur eggs, squeeze in a few drops of food coloring before you tie the balloon.

Once the water in the balloons is frozen, carefully remove the balloon from around the ice. You can then experiment with the dinosaur eggs — you can watch them melt and see how long it takes, or you can use a hammer to smash it open!

This Dinosaur activity would be a great party game or party activity for a Dinosaur party.

Learn how to make your own Frozen Dinosaur Eggs.

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I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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