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Today is Day 26 of our Coronavirus at-home time.

Please keep reading for some cool facts about eggs and, if you want to, how to dye eggs at home!

HEAD

Eggs are used all over the world to welcome spring. Here are some cool facts:

• The egg is a symbol of spring because it represents new life.

• It is ovoid shaped (from the Latin ovum=egg) and the smooth, rounded shaped has no beginning or end, just like the circle of life.

• Humans have been using eggs for spring decoration and giving decorated eggs as gifts since ancient times.

• Eggs are an important part of the Christian spring holiday called Easter and the Jewish spring holiday called Passover.

• The tradition of egg hunts and the Easter bunny started over 400 years ago in Germany to give decorated eggs to good children.

• In 1873, the first chocolate egg was made by Fry’s in England. Fry’s still makes chocolate and cocoa powder today.

HEART

Can you draw a big, decorated heart? When you do, ask your Mom or Dad to take a photo of it and email it to me. I’ll take all the drawings and make a photo collage to post on the blog. Don’t forget to write your name on your drawing!

HANDS

I like to decorate eggs by dying them different colours. I tried it at home today and the white eggs turned a beautiful gold colour! Do you remember when we dyed fabric at school? When you dye things you are actually doing a type of science called chemistry. 

This activity is optional. It's only to show you what I did and for you to do too, if you want.

First, you will need a parent to help you. Remember to be careful. If this dyes eggs, it will dye other things like counters and fabric too…

You will need a pot, eggs, water, white vinegar, turmeric and a timer.

In a pot put:

Water (enough to cover the number of eggs you are dying)

2 tablespoons of white vinegar

3 teaspoons of turmeric (a cooking spice)

Boil the mixture for 30 minutes. Add the eggs and cook on medium-low heat for another 30 minutes. Carefully take out the dyed eggs and dry them off on paper towel or an old tea towel. (If you don’t have turmeric, I read online that you can use onion skins or many other food items to dye things.)