Egg Drop

This past week, we had a pretty busy week. Besides the usual activities, such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, school, work, and who knows what else, we also added field trips, school programs, the Pinewood Derby, and of course, the Kindergarten Egg drop! Oh, and Easter and all of the associated activities! Way too much for one Mom to coordinate. Thankfully the Dad jumped in and helped out.
When Emily brought home her paper about the Egg drop, she decided that since Cole's egg landed safely, she wanted to do the same thing he did. I wasn't entirely sure what we did for Cole, but I knew it somehow involved bubble wrap and a parachute. Since I couldn't find a small enough box, we went with bubble wrap around the egg in a Tupperware container.
Then, Emily decorated the container with markers, stickers, and jewels. It looked very much like an Emily project!
This was our finished masterpiece.
Not wanting it to get smashed or torn in her backpack, Emily carried it to school.
Since I was on a field trip with Cole's class, Chad came home over lunch to watch the big drop. Initially Chad and Emily thought our masterpiece was a failure because there was a loud pop as it landed. (The parachute got caught in tape and failed to deploy!) However, that was apparently just the packing bubbles popping that I had taped to the bottom at the last minute. The egg (and container) were safe.
Success!