If you tune in with us regularly, you probably already know that my daughter loves to read. She has many favorites that we read all the time, but we try to introduce new books as much as possible. We visit the library every two weeks & pick out our new reads & look for potential new favorites.

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Our latest trip to the library was a success. Our newest discoveries were ‘Water is Water’, ‘Thumb Love’ & ‘First the Egg’.

‘First the Egg’ is a charming book with beautiful and simple illustrations. It shows the development from egg to chicken, tadpole to frog, caterpillar to butterfly & more.  It uses cut-outs to form the initial form & then reveals the transformation when you turn the page. We enjoyed this one so much that it inspired an art project based on its lovely cut-out concept.

Fold a piece of tan construction paper in half like a book. Sketch out an egg shape on the top page & cut it out.

Lightly trace around your cut-out onto the bottom page. Open the page up & paint a picture of a chicken. Make sure to cover all of the light outline. My daughter kept the book open in front of her & did a great job painting. My daughter blended the blues & yellows into the chicken just like in the book.

Set the painting aside to let it dry & then glue one googly eye onto your chicken.

When you close the page, it will show the egg on the front.

When opening the page, the egg is revealed to have the chicken underneath.

This was a fun project & it sparked my daughter to want to create similar crafts using the same cut-out technique. If you haven’t already, I recommend checking out this delightful book.

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