Rhyme Time Day / Green Scrambled Eggs
Green Scrambled Eggs
Children help cook scrambled eggs coloured green with spinach or food colouring, inspired by silly rhyming stories.
How to run it
- Wash hands and have children crack and whisk eggs in a bowl.
- Add a little blended spinach or a drop of green food colouring.
- An educator cooks the eggs on the stove or electric frypan while children watch from a safe distance.
- Serve on toast and ask children to describe the taste in rhyme.
You will need
- eggs
- milk
- spinach or green food colouring
- whisk
- bowls
- frypan
- bread
Make it easier or harderYounger children can whisk; older children can crack, season and help cook with close supervision.
SafetyCheck for egg allergies; adults manage the heat and children wash hands after handling raw egg.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 3, Outcome 5Children practise safe food handling and use descriptive language.
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