Eliana Drawing Humpty on a Blown Egg
Humpty Dumpty Egg-Splodes – Blown Egg Humpty
This is a great book by author and illustrator, Kevin O’Malley. Kevin has a wonderful sense of humor (in person and in books). The story begins with a man telling a story… Humpty Dumpty is ginormous and he’s on a rampage. This book is a uproarious romp through Nursery Land with spoofs of nearly every nursery rhyme you can think of. And the end is the stuff made of legends. A great book for boys but equally fun for girls too. Incidentally, Kevin O’Malley won the 2008 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Awards for his book, Once Upon a Motorcycle Dude.
Materials:
Raw egg at room temperature
Pin or Sewing Needle
Pencil
Ultra-thin permanent marker
Colored markers
1X5″ strip of construction paper
Directions:
With a pin or sewing needle poke a hole at each end of the egg. Over the sink or a bowl, blow into one side of the egg. The egg’s insides will emerge out of the other end. Rinse thoroughly then dry in the microwave for 10-15 seconds or bake in an oven for 15 minutes at 275 degrees. The heat will sterilize the egg and harden it further. With a pencil, draw Humpty’s face on the egg. Humpty’s expressions in the book are fun and easy to copy. Next, trace over the pencil with a permanent marker. Color the egg with colored markers. Take the strip of construction paper and tape it into a circle, creating a base for the egg to sit on. We used two eggs (Eliana did one and I did one) and didn’t even waste an egg! This was an egg-citing, egg-ceptional craft!
Egg-ceptional Humpty Dumpty X 2 (Eliana's is on the right)
Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
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I am having fun with crafts a second time around. Mother of a 36 and 37 year old and a 15 and 9 year old. When my older children were young we made confetti eggs…your Humpty Dumpty brought back the memory…at the school fair we would sell the confetti eggs by the hundreds. After blowing and drying the eggs, we filled them with about a tablespoon full of confetti added by using a small funnel. (The confetti is easy for little ones to make and can be made of scraps of construction paper or discarded junk mail). We used the egg carton as a working tray – it came in especially handy for the next step. Using Elmers Glue, place a piece of tissue paper over the hole in the bottom of the egg. Let dry. Decorate anyway you want. Back then we sold them for 10 cents or $1.00 dozen. Now the fun part! The fair was out on the payground so the kids had permission to crack the eggs over each others heads – and the teachers!!! What fun! And it was a great money maker! Love your site.