Let’s Find Some Bugs!
Museum Educator Aaron takes us to different places you can find friendly bugs around your house. He also shows us some of what we’ve been learning about on our blogs in action, like coverboards and bug hotels!
Super Science Activity: Rabbit Wranglers
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Super Science Activity: Whipped Cream Eggs
What You’ll Need
- Hard boiled eggs
- White vinegar
- 3 cups whipped cream/whipped topping
- Assorted food coloring
Directions
- Fill a bowl with white distilled vinegar, and place your hard boiled eggs in the bowl for about two minutes, making sure to cover the eggs completely.
- Remove the eggs, and dry them thoroughly.
- In a baking dish, spread your whipped cream evenly, about a half inch deep.
- Drop single food coloring drops about one inch apart, using whatever colors you choose. Then swirl the dots around with a toothpick or something similar trying not to make the colors run together too much. You’re looking to create a marbled effect.
- Roll the hard boiled eggs you let soak in vinegar in the whipped cream and let them sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
- After 10 to 15 minutes, rinse the eggs thoroughly and let the eggs dry completely on paper towels.
Super Science Activity: Dino Hatch Eggs
What You’ll Need
- One Quarter (1/4) cup baking soda
- 10-15 drops food coloring (optional)
- Two (2) Tablespoons cornstarch
- Two (2) Tablespoons dry citric acid (optional)
- One to Two (1-2) teaspoons water
- Small dinosaur toy
- Gloves (optional)
- Whisk
- Large Bowl
- Plastic Easter egg (for mold)
- One Quarter (1/4) cup vinegar (to help dissolve egg)
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Super Science Activity: Make a Bird’s Nest
What You’ll Need
- Paper plate
- Crayons
- Markers
- Brown paper bag
- Scissors
- White glue
- Craft paper
- Wrapping paper
- Easter grass (or paper strips)
- Cotton balls
- Cotton swabs
Directions
- Use crayons or markers to color the sky on your paper plate (or whatever you’ve chosen as the base of your nest).
- Cut the paper bag in half, crinkle it, and glue it to the edge of the plate.
- Let the glue dry and cut off the extra paper.
- Use cotton balls and white glue to add clouds. You can also add a sun and rainbow or another decoration.
- Fill your nest. The example in the photos use Easter grass. You can use craft paper, markers, and colored cotton swabs with the ends cut off to add color and texture.
- Use white glue to attach everything
- Add whatever you’d like to your nest! Make some bird eggs, add some flowers, get creative!
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