At the beginning of this week I got the random (awesome) idea in my head to do an Egg Drop off of our rear balcony. So we invited over two families and had a pretty epic time.
Most of the kids created their egg drop contraptions ahead of time at home. But I also provided a basket of random supplies if they needed to make any modifications or improvements (sponges, cotton balls, straws, plastic & styrofoam cups, TP tubes, duct tape, string, rubber bands, plastic grocery bags, and coffee filters).
Several kids, including Payton, went with a pillow-based design
(excuse all the grainy, dark, blurry photos -- there was a lot of action and not a lot of light!)
The parachute design was also very popular. Conner's contraption had two parachutes and every single time it landed SO softly on the ground.
Anna's design cracked me up - so creative, but it reminded me a bit of a UFO. She was so proud of it! She also used a parachute and multiple sponges taped to the bottom to absorb the impact upon landing. (Not sure why she is making this face -- I think she was in super excited/stressed mode)
Of course, merely dropping the eggs from the balcony wasn't enough. Oh no. Before the egg drop even began the men had devised a way to up the ante.
Round 1 - Stand on the balcony and drop the egg
Round 2 - Stand on a ladder on the balcony and drop the egg
Round 3 - Stand on a ladder on the balcony and throw the egg UP into the air
Round 4 - Stand on a ladder on the balcony and chuck the egg to the ground
Oh dear.
As you can imagine, there were a lot of broken eggs. As well as one egg and a bit of peanut butter in the pool.
Oh! I almost forgot round 5! Scott threw the eggs down and the men attempted to bat at them with pool toys (noodles, kick boards, squirt guns). I tell ya . . . .
Conner was the only one to make it through all 5 rounds with his egg unscathed. Nice job.
Then we put together some eggs for a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt. (Thanks mom for the supplies!)
It was so fun! We just let the kids loose and they took turns hiding the eggs for each other. And it kept them entertained so the adults could visit for a little while.
(My friend Paige does this year after year and she suggests using the larger plastic eggs. She bought a bunch and just keeps them in her stash to re-use each year. We were able to get the glow sticks into these, but it was TOUGH and required tape to keep them closed.)
What a fun night! Hooray for random activities!
