There was an early art project I remember doing in about 3rd grade around Easter time. Thanks to my excellent memory (but mostly google) we were able to recreate this project for our kids just in time for Easter. Also, we try to make everything we do into a learning activity, so there are some science as well as art aspects to the project.
EASTER EGG MADE FROM STRING:
Materials needed:
Party balloons (in the shape of an egg)String or yarn - a thinner yarn works better, but any should work.
Table sugar
Water
Directions:
1. Inflate the balloons to the desired size and tie them off. This will be the size of your future Easter egg.
2. Wrap sting/yarn around the balloon, trying to keep the string as tight as possible. To make it easier to get started you may want to tie the end of the string to the mouth of the balloon. How much string you wrap around the balloon is up to you. My daughter went a little overboard, but the result is still nice.
Note: it is best to leave a little extra string tied off at the top of the balloon to serve as a way to hang it up while drying and eventual display. 3. In a large mixing bowl mix 2 parts sugar to 1 part warm/hot water. We used 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water (heated in the tea kettle). This amount was nearly perfect for our three (3) eggs.
4. Soak each wrapped balloon in the sugar solution making sure all of the string/yarn is moist to wet.
5. Hang to let dry. Remember that this will drip the sugary solution on whatever is below, so you may want to pre-place some newspaper or a towel or whatever below...THIS IS HOW WE GET ANTS.6. Once dry, decorate however your child's mind wishes. We plan on cutting a hole in the side and putting some Easter type flotsam inside the egg.
LESSONS:
Science - chemistry:
Discuss how a solution is formed and what it is.
-discuss how 2 cups of sugar can go into 1 cup of water and the result is not 3 cups of solution. Right now we are keeping this concept very elementary.
Art:
Creativity at it's best.
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