Egg Carton Counting

Next time you use all your eggs, save your egg carton so you can do this activity.  Cut the top off the egg carton and keep only the bottom part that the eggs sit in.  Write the numbers 1-12 on the bottom of each egg slot (one number per slot).  Find some small objects; pennies, beads, fish crackers, or beans.  Have your child put the correct amount of objects in each numbered slot.  After they have done that, you could have them roll 2 dice and correctly fill the matching slot with the correct amount of objects.  For example, if they rolled a 5, they would put 5 objects into the slot with the number 5 written inside of it.  Keep rolling until all numbers have been rolled.  If they roll a number they have already rolled, have them roll again.  You can also turn this into a great art project as they can paint and decorate their carton.