Did you hear about the fun product called Hide ‘Em and Hatch ‘Em Eggs? There was quite a bit of buzz about them around Easter. In fact, they were the #1 Easter item on Amazon this year. But I actually think they make a REALLY good summer boredom cure, so I want to suggest that you check them out!
Bunnies in Eggs???
The Hide ’em & Hatch ’em Eggs set comes with 3 eggs that are meant to be submerged in room temperature water, like this:
This part is the most difficult for kids, because you have to let the egg sit for at least 6 hours, and in my experience, closer to 12 hours is better. At that point you will start to see cracks in the egg. If you don’t see any cracks at that point, you can also help the egg along a bit by giving it a little squish. The egg will break when you do this.
What your child finds inside is sure to be a surprise!
Hide ’em & Hatch ’em Eggs each contain either a bunny, chicken or duck!
But the fun doesn’t stop after the hatching happens. At that point, you can place your baby animal back into some room temperature water and watch it grow over the next 24 hours. We found that the animal would grow to about twice its size at the time that it hatched. It will also slowly shrink back to its original size after it is out of the water.
After it shrinks back and hardens, your child has a fun new toy to play with!
I think this is a fantastic summer boredom cure because it teaches so many lessons: patience, the basics of how eggs function, what does and does NOT actually come from an egg, and watching things grow. I can see a lot of lesson ideas coming from this activity! The company is also working on some product improvements, such as making the eggs easier to crack open. The newer version should be available in a few months. I always love when a company listens to customer feedback and strives to improve!
If you are like me, and already putting together a summer boredom cure kit, these eggs make a terrific addition!
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Shannon F. says
She’d love a chicken! lol
Dana J says
chicken for my niece
heather s says
The bunny
domestic diva says
Probably a chicken, though any of them would go over well.
laurie says
mine would love the bunny
Darlene Owen says
Duck
Gianna says
Duck.
Anthony says
the bunny
Candace says
The bunny 🙂
April Bever says
My daughter would like the bunny
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
bunny
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Tabitha P. says
probably the duck
Kristen says
bunny!
Les Johnson says
My daughter would like the duck the most.
Diana Hatch says
I think my granddaughters would like the chicken
Dawn Monroe says
I will pick the chicken.
amy williams says
my son would love to see the bunny
Teresa Thompson says
They would love the bunnies.
Natalie says
They would like to see ducks
Nicole Sender says
My grandson would love the chicken!
Chel Pay says
My kids would LOVE to see a bunny hatch out of an egg! How cute and how original! These would be a total blast!!
Emily Acker says
DUCK!! 🙂
liz l says
I love the bunny
denise says
Bunny because bunnies do not come from eggs…
Jen S says
My kids would like the chick to go with the real ones we already have. We got ours already hatched, so this way they could ‘hatch’ their own!
Mayla Moore says
My sons would like the chicken.
renee says
Hatching bunnies!
Paula Michele Hafner says
My son would love a chick.
polly says
my 4 year old grandson would love the chick
Audra Weathers says
My daughter would like the bunny.
Addison Kat says
My daughter would love the bunny while my son would like the duck
Linda Meyers-Gabbard says
The bunny
Rachel Newman says
Chicken – the child is obsessed with them!
Nichol Tone says
my girls would like the duck
jessica edwards says
chicken
erum shaukat says
a bunny!
Patti hess says
Duck please
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Saver Sara says
My son loves ducks.
latanya says
the duck
Stephanie Larison says
My daughter would love the bunny!
Dana West says
Duck!
Sandy Cain says
Chicken – it seems kind of natural to see a chick hatch out of an egg.
nikki c says
My daughter would love the bunny most.
Emillie says
bunny
Hollie Jahnke says
My daughter said she likes the bunny! =)
Jennifer T. says
My daughter would love the bunny!
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Debbie Welchert says
It would have to be the duck.
Monique Rizzo says
Probably bunny.
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Colleen Maurina says
He would like to see a chicken hatch because we raise chickens!
Katie L says
I think she would like the duck
Kelly D says
My kids would like seeing the duck come out.
Deborah Mireles says
my grandaughter would love the bunny
Sacha Schroeder says
Probably the bunny but they would like all of them!
Sunnie says
My youngest would love the bunny egg!
Jessica O says
My daughter loves Quack Quacks (ducks) so she would love it if her egg had a duck in it!
sara says
bunny
Lacey says
Duck for sure!
Sarah G says
The duck!
Vicki Wurgler says
a bunny
Kelly R. says
I think my daughter would like the duck.
Dorothy Teel says
These are real cute. We would like the bunnies at my house my granddaughters love watching the rabbits out here .
Janet W. says
I think my grandson would like to see the Duck!
nickie says
My son would like a chick
Tamar says
I think a bunny would be a great one for the kids.
susan says
My little one would love to see a bunny!
McKim says
I think my grandson would like the duck.
Margaret Smith says
The bunny would be a hit.
Terri Egelund says
They would definitely like the chick.
Ani says
As much as the chicken and duck make sense, my little one would probably like the bunny the best.
Jessi says
Lil would adore the bunny egg. She is crazy about bunnies.