Bath time or paddling pool, dinosaur ice eggs are great fun.
Hatching baby dinosaurs from their ice eggs is a great activity if you love dinos as much as our house does and they’re learning about freezing and melting without even trying!
Miniature plastic dinosaurs and balloons (you need to choose balloons that are quite strong, the cheap ones split and tear easily).
Dino size.
Stretch the neck of the balloon and put the dinosaur inside (this is a two person job!).
Food colouring. The first time I made these eggs I made them with plain water. This time we added food colouring and also left some clear.
Two person job again! Adding the food colouring, only need a few drops.
Place the balloon neck over a tap and hold in place while you fill with water gently. Fill to the size you can hold in your palm.
When you take the balloon off the tap hold tightly a couple of inches down to keep the water inside (it will squirt out if you don’t hold on tight!). Tie a knot.
In the freezer! Freeze overnight and they should be ready the next day for lots of fun melting and hatching!
Cut the knot off and peel the balloon from the ice egg.
Dinosaur eggs ready to play.
Melting and hatching dinosaurs in the bath.
The ice eggs had a beautiful texture.
The boy and girl loved holding the cold eggs in the warm bath.
Another one ready to hatch.
The bath water turned a murky green with all the food colouring but the kids didn’t mind, they called it their dinosaur swamp! Thankfully I didn’t end up with two murky green swamp monsters, the colour doesn’t stain.
Miniature plastic dinosaurs and balloons (you need to choose balloons that are quite strong, the cheap ones split and tear easily).
Dino size.
Stretch the neck of the balloon and put the dinosaur inside (this is a two person job!).
Food colouring. The first time I made these eggs I made them with plain water. This time we added food colouring and also left some clear.
Two person job again! Adding the food colouring, only need a few drops.
Place the balloon neck over a tap and hold in place while you fill with water gently. Fill to the size you can hold in your palm.
When you take the balloon off the tap hold tightly a couple of inches down to keep the water inside (it will squirt out if you don’t hold on tight!). Tie a knot.
In the freezer! Freeze overnight and they should be ready the next day for lots of fun melting and hatching!
Cut the knot off and peel the balloon from the ice egg.
Dinosaur eggs ready to play.
Melting and hatching dinosaurs in the bath.
The ice eggs had a beautiful texture.
The boy and girl loved holding the cold eggs in the warm bath.
Another one ready to hatch.
The bath water turned a murky green with all the food colouring but the kids didn’t mind, they called it their dinosaur swamp! Thankfully I didn’t end up with two murky green swamp monsters, the colour doesn’t stain.
