If you’re not already stockpiling your egg cartons for rainy day upcycling, start saving those cartons for the next creative challenge. A little background Every two months I host a Creative Challenge, with the introduction of a readily available material and the…
My husband works at a university and the collector in me was overjoyed to discover that there’s a little-known department on campus that sells surplus property from departments that no longer need old projectors, desks, and reams of paper. I…
I thought I’d wrap Egg Week up with a favorite egg project from last year: In case you’re just popping in, my friend Melissa over at The Chocolate Muffin Tree and I are posting unique egg-related activities or experiments each day this…
Today we’re experimenting with egg geodes and I’m going to share how to make egg geodes with borax. This experiment is set up to engage children in the steps of the scientific method, which could easily make this a fun and successful science fair project (<–see…
Today I’m sharing how to make homemade tempera paint. This paint is beyond simple, made from eggs and food coloring, and it will last indefinitely once dry. I’ve been interested in whipping up a batch of homemade egg tempera paint…
Have you ever tried walking on raw eggs? I certainly had not, but this fun experiment inspired by this project at Steve Spangler Science gave us reason to give it a go.  I knew this was something my kids and…