Bird nest building challenge

Could YOU build a nest with only a beak? Pairs get 'beak rules' (finger and thumb only) and race the clock to build a nest that cradles a real egg. Perfect for spring and Easter.

How it goes

1. Look at a real nest photo: what's in the recipe? Structure, lining, camouflage.
2. Set beak rules: collect and build with finger-and-thumb pincers only.
3. Build in pairs — a cup that fits in two hands, lined soft.
4. The egg test: a (hard-boiled) egg sits in each nest for a gentle shake.
5. Circle: what do birds manage that we found hard?

Kit

• Hard-boiled eggs
• A nest photo card