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Robins Nest
These little yarn nests make
wonderful centerpieces in the
Spring.  Build your nest a day
ahead of time for the glue to
dry.  And have scrambled eggs
for breakfast so you don't waste
the food!
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Materials:
Yarn
Glue
Balloon
Eggs
Toothpick
Blue Paint
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  • What season do robins lay their eggs?
  • How long does it take for a baby robin to
    hatch?
  • How do the the babies get food? What
    do they eat?
  • What are some nature safety rules to
    follow if you find a robin's nest?
Step 1
Build Your Nest:  Since we learned
in the book above that robin's use
mud to help their nest stick together,
we mixed glue with some brown
paint to make our mud.
Step 2
Blow up your balloon, and place into a
bowl.  The larger the balloon, the
larger the nest.....just remember it takes
more yarn, more glue, and more time
to make big nests.  Begin by dipping
your pieces of yarn into the "mud" and
layering them on the balloon.
Step 3
Get the yarn nice and "muddy" to
ensure that it will stick together.  
You don't want large piles or a
bunch of yard that isn't glued on.  
Set this on a counter to dry at
least overnight.  Ours was large
and quite "muddy" so we let it dry
for two days.
Step 4
While your nest is drying, you can get
started on the robin's eggs.  To do
this you can use your toothpick and
poke a hole at either end of the egg.
 Then place your mouth over the
hole, and blow out the egg into a
dish.
Step 5
Mix your paint to make robin's
egg blue.  We used Crayola
Washable paints.  We mixed
together blue, green and white
and came up with a very pretty
color for the eggs.
Step 6
Use your paintbrush to paint the
eggs.  Don't worry about the holes,
just paint over them, and set your
eggs in a carton to dry.
Step 7
After your nest is dry, pop the balloon
and remove it carefully from the nest.  
Place your eggs inside, and keep this
on your table for spring!
The basic idea for this amazing Yarn
Nest came from
No Time For Flashcards
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educational crafts and activities for
your little ones!