This project explored a very popular character, Humpty Dumpty, and investigated how to change different parts of his fall to stop him from cracking. The initial spark for this investigation started during a yoga warm up pose that the children and educators like to do together. During this yoga pose the children curl up into eggs and sing the nursery rhyme before Humpty cracks and they have to balance on our bottoms with their arms and legs out. Through a very animated conversation the children came up with the idea to see if we could ‘save’ Humpty Dumpty.

During the course of the project the children became experts at proposing new ideas to save Humpty Dumpty aka the egg and at hypothesizing the outcome. The children learned a lot from failure and instead of hampering their enthusiasm, it spurred them on to try new ways to save Humpty from cracking! The project also expanded into other areas of play within the centre and children expressed their ideas creatively by for example designing and making houses for Humpty to live in. Humpty Dumpty has made quite an impact on this kindy group, with families even excited to hear about his updates each day.