The Great Egg Carton Boat Float-Off Challenge

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GAME SUPPLIES

  • Half an egg carton (6 cups)
  • One wooden dowel or straw
  • One foam sheet or piece of paper
  • Some tape or a hole punch
  • And some tiny treasures: coins, buttons, shells, LEGOs—anything small! 

TIME TO BUILD

  • Step One: Take your foam sheet or paper and poke two holes—one on each end. Now slide the dowel or straw through both holes. “You’ve just made your sail!”
  • Step Two: Stick the sail into the middle of your egg carton. Right into one of the cups. “Now you’ve got a real boat!”
  • Step Three: Carefully float your boat in a tub or bowl of water. “Don’t worry—if you don’t have water, you can still play by guessing and testing later.”

FLOAT-OFF CHALLENGE

Can you guess how many treasures your boat can hold before it SINKS?!

  • When I say go, everyone will place one treasure inside your boat and start counting, 1 treasure, 2 treasure, 3 treasure, until the boat starts tipping!
  • As soon as your boat tips over or sinks, yell out, MAYDAY!
  • Then count your treasures. 

Bonus Challenge: Can you make your boat float better? Spread out your treasures OR try smaller items. Move your sail to a different cup OR add waves (gently blow on the water).

Mystery Clay - What’s Hiding Inside?

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GAME SUPPLIES

  • Paper bag
  • Air-dry clay
  • A variety of small objects
  • A tactile map (optional)

HOW TO PLAY

Step 1: Explore the Mystery Bag

  • Reach into the paper bag and explore the object with your fingers.
  • Say what you feel: “Is it bumpy? Smooth? Spiky?”
  • Guess what you think it is. (No wrong answers!)

Step 2: Make a Clay Fossil

  • Press the clay firmly all over one of the items found in the bag, or find a fossil impression on the fossil tactile map.
  • Peel it off and explore the fossil impression. (How does it feel compared to the object?)

Step 3: The Fossil Reveal! 

Grand Canyon Animal Trail

GAME SUPPLIES

  • 24 Piece Puzzle mixed with a rhinestone or sticker trail
  • Scented Marker

HOW TO PLAY

Answer 12 fun animal and canyon-themed questions. Each correct answer earns 1 rhinestone puzzle piece. Choose between 2 answer options for each question. Add 2 pieces to your puzzle to build a sparkling Grand Canyon trail. Complete all 24 pieces to finish the puzzle and become a Junior Canyon Explorer!

  •  A = 1 Finger
  • B = 2 Fingers

Get ready to learn about the animals that live in the Grand Canyon!

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Space Needle Fact or Fiction

HOW TO PLAY

Let’s blast off to Seattle and play a game called ‘Fact or Fiction: Space Needle Edition!’ The Game Master will read a fun sentence. You tell Game Master if you think it’s a FACT (real) or FICTION (made up)! 

  • FACT = Thumbs up 👍
  • FICTION = Thumbs down 👎

Get ready to learn about the Space Needle through a fast-paced guessing game!

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