Egg drop

We finally got to participate in the egg drop!  We've watched it every year at Rancho and Reggie is finally a 3rd grader and able to participate.  We brainstormed a bit and it was a group effort to come up with his idea.  We used an empty peanut butter jar, filled it half way with marshmallows and then surrounded the egg on all sides and top with more marshmallows.  We added a plastic bag on top for a parachute and it worked pretty well.  Here's the video (not sure how to fix the orientation):

This is an activity that has all the kids attention and it was interesting to see some of the ideas....water balloons surrounding the egg (and it didn't break!), sponges, foam, cardboard boxes....some exploded as they hit and created quite a mess!

 You may be wondering if his egg broke, but he was very excited to open the peanut butter jar and find his egg in tact!

The kindergarten hat parade was after that and I think the kids had a lot of fun at school today, exchanging easter eggs and having class parties!
Spring break starts tomorrow on Good Friday and then the Rinehardt's come for a visit on Monday and everyone is super excited!!!