How to Make Egg Babies for School
Each year thousands of students spend a week caring for an egg in an exercise meant to simulate some of the responsibilities of parenthood. Egg babies emerged as part of an ongoing program to teach responsibility, actions and consequences to teens. Educators stress the emotional, physical and social responsibilities of raising a baby. Students must keep their eggs with them at all times during the exercise, and provide care to their mock children. At the end of the week, students are held accountable for their "child," and their grade is based on how well they cared for their egg.
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Things You'll Need
- Small cardboard box or plastic basket
- Tissue paper
- Cotton balls
- Marker
- Glue
- Preferred decorative items
- Pot
- 6 cups water
- Stove top
- Egg
- Colored markers
- Yarn
- Scissors
- Fabric scraps
Instructions
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Make the Crib
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Create a crib to protect your egg using a small cardboard or plastic box, no more than a 6-inch square. If you like, decorate the crib, and write the egg baby's name on the front of it.
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Insulate the crib with several layers of tissue paper to keep the egg nestled in place. Lay the tissue flat, or crumple it up and place it inside.
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Place a few cotton balls in the center of the crib as added cushioning on which your egg baby will rest. The cotton balls can go either on top of the tissue paper or underneath since it is just extra insulation for your baby.
Make the Egg Baby
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Fill a medium sauce pan or pot with 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
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Add an egg, and boil for 10 minutes.
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Remove the pot from heat and slowly drain boiling water in the sink while adding cold water from a kitchen faucet. Set the pot in the sink, and allow the egg to cool for 20 minutes.
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Draw a face on your egg using a colored marker.
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Make your egg baby an outfit using scraps of material, and glue onto the egg.
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Tips & Warnings
Use cloth scraps to make a bonnet for your baby if you do not want to make hair.
Glue on googly eyes as an alternative to drawing on facial features.
There are other ways to prepare the egg. Some people use raw eggs and others make a small puncture to remove the yolk. Ask your teacher which method she prefers.
Be careful with your egg baby. Even hard-boiled eggs are delicate and risk breaking if not handled carefully.
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