Tomorrow is the 1st grade egg drop at Mykayla's school. Basically, package a raw egg so that it will not crack when dropped from the roof of the school. There is some very specific rules to follow in order to not be disqualified from the contest. Mykayla was very excited to do this project with daddy. After checking and double checking the rules, Mykayla and daddy (Ok, let's be realistic, daddy did most of the work. Mykayla was moral support) went to work with their plan. Daddy "blew up" water balloons, packaged them in a box, not to exceed 7 inches on any side and then secured them with tape and straws in a grid format. Next, it was time for a test drop. We had bought a carton of 12 eggs so we could drop it several times till we perfected it. Daddy went up stairs to his bedroom and dropped the package onto the deck down below and then the moment of truth.....IT SURVIVED!! Mykayla was so excited!!! The package is currently setting in our fridge (Wouldn't want the egg to spoil, I guess???) waiting for it's big appearance tomorrow. I will update tomorrow with how it did. For now here is some photos of tonight's prep session.
1st attempt: Box and balloons too big!
Wrapping up the box so Kayla can decorate it.
2nd attempt: Smaller balloons with straws in grid format. Had to tape the box shut, it was a little full.
Waiting for the test drop
and IT SURVIVED!!
Weighing the package on daddy's work scale (You can probably guess what he has to weigh on this. Nice huh?) It was 5.14 oz, could not exceed 8 oz
Tune in tomorrow to see how it did in the real thing!
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