missmighty Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Not sure if I am writing in the correct forum, i apologise if i'm not. I vaguely remember quite some time ago when i worked at another setting we were informed that we were no longer allowed to let the children use cardboard egg boxes for activities whether it be art and craft or otherwise. I have stuck to that in my own setting and now am being questioned by all my staff after one of them bought in some egg boxes to put in with the junk modelling and I said to throw them away. I cannot remember who said they were not allowed to be used or for what reason and am unable to find any information online. Can anyone help please?. Quote
woodlands1997 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Never heard that - we still use :-) Quote
Guest Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 yes i remember this too it was to do with salmonela I think . I use supermarket ones as the eggs are cleaned I would be careful of elsewhere not sure if this is right though just my personal take on it. Quote
HappyMaz Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Its a myth that we can't use egg boxes - the Health and Safety Executive have a website dedicated to H&S myths. You can find it here! 8 Quote
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I very happily use egg boxes for all sorts of things - junk modelling, shop play, play-dough table, sorting and developing one to one correspondence - I love an egg box or twenty! :1b Quote
missmighty Posted February 27, 2014 Author Posted February 27, 2014 Thank you. Can't believe i havent used them for so long due to a myth, beforehand we used to use them all the time for a wide range of activities. I'm off to buy some eggs now and please my staff 3 Quote
HappyMaz Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Thank you. Can't believe i havent used them for so long due to a myth, beforehand we used to use them all the time for a wide range of activities. I'm off to buy some eggs now and please my staff They'll be eggstatic! The thing with these myths is that the people who tell you the 'rule' is so adamant about it, and the information always seems to come from a reliable source - "I heard it on a course", "The LA told me" that you believe it. Same as the 'can't have children sitting on your knee without a cushion underneath' or 'we need a witness to change a nappy'. But let's not open that can of worms, eh? 2 Quote
Stargrower Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Before the myth was exposed a while ago, I asked our Ofsted inspector and she said go ahead. We use egg boxes a lot! 1 Quote
Panders Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Not sure if I am writing in the correct forum, i apologise if i'm not. I vaguely remember quite some time ago when i worked at another setting we were informed that we were no longer allowed to let the children use cardboard egg boxes for activities whether it be art and craft or otherwise. I have stuck to that in my own setting and now am being questioned by all my staff after one of them bought in some egg boxes to put in with the junk modelling and I said to throw them away. I cannot remember who said they were not allowed to be used or for what reason and am unable to find any information online. Can anyone help please?. I needed a lot of egg boxes for a project last Mothers Day I had some but not enough I called in at the local farm shop and they sold me some new unused ones for a few pence each. If you feel uneasy using them after all that has been said, new ones may be a good option. Quote
mrsbat Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I have always been the same and not used them, mind you we have twins with severe egg allergy at the moment so wouldn't risk it anyway but it's useful to know farm shops etc will sell them Thank you ....... Do people use toilet rolls??? Quote
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I have always been the same and not used them, mind you we have twins with severe egg allergy at the moment so wouldn't risk it anyway but it's useful to know farm shops etc will sell them Thank you ....... Do people use toilet rolls??? Ah - well, yes - if i had any children with an egg allergy - I would have to re-think my egg box obsession! No, I don't use loo roll middles - sure they would be fine - but just doesn't appeal to me.......... Quote
finleysmaid Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 yes same for us just dont think i like the idea of loo rolls (especially from some of our families! ) also i don't use polystyrene as it expands when swallowed and (apparently) is not able to be found by xray....but to be honest also because i can't stand it!!!! Quote
louby loo Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Thank you. Can't believe i havent used them for so long due to a myth, beforehand we used to use them all the time for a wide range of activities. I'm off to buy some eggs now and please my staff Be warned............ they are not the 'same' shape anymore!!! ::1a They have a 'sticky uppy' bit in the middle now :huh: [stops the eggs getting broken] .... which makes making daffodils for St David's day a tad more tricky!!! (not fluffy duck I promise!!! :1b :1b ) 1 Quote
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 yes same for us just dont think i like the idea of loo rolls (especially from some of our families! ) also i don't use polystyrene as it expands when swallowed and (apparently) is not able to be found by xray....but to be honest also because i can't stand it!!!! Polystyrene - arrghhhhhhh - horrible squeaky stuff - I can't bear it either I sometimes wonder fm - we weren't separated at birth were we? Quote
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (not fluffy duck I promise!!! :1b :1b ) Ahem - sounds very 'fluffy duck' to me Quote
HappyMaz Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Polystyrene - arrghhhhhhh - horrible squeaky stuff - I can't bear it either I sometimes wonder fm - we weren't separated at birth were we? Well are you sure you're not one and the same person? I've never seen you together... Quote
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Well are you sure you're not one and the same person? I've never seen you together... :blink: No I'm fairly sure we're not :blink: Quote
finleysmaid Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 well we're not twins (she's older than me! ) Quote
Panders Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I have always been the same and not used them, mind you we have twins with severe egg allergy at the moment so wouldn't risk it anyway but it's useful to know farm shops etc will sell them Thank you ....... Do people use toilet rolls??? NO Quote
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 well we're not twins (she's older than me! ) Well how very, very rude but sadly how very, very true! 1 Quote
mrsbat Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 NO No us neither but when I said to staff we couldn't some of them really couldn't work out why......... :huh: 1 Quote
finleysmaid Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 just a little idea for those egg boxes http://www.pinterest.com/pin/81979655687358667/ Quote
narnia Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Well, I use toilet roll........................how else do you stay clean and dry????? 5 Quote
Panders Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 This what we used them for last year, we put Quality Street inside for the mums. 1 Quote
HappyMaz Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Your children are good at tying bows, Panders! Many a happy hour was spent making things (puppets, mainly) out of toilet rolls. Why not use them? 1 Quote
finleysmaid Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 just dont like the idea that they might have poo on them! especially as most of our children seem to use them for trumpets and stick them in their mouths! 1 Quote
missmighty Posted March 1, 2014 Author Posted March 1, 2014 From the link above on the hse website it says egg boxes and toilet roll tubes can be used provided they are clean Quote
Panders Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 We use kitchen rolls or wrapping paper tubes cut them to what ever size we want then. Don't think I could bring myself to use loo rolls after all these years, they might well be myths but some are just good sense like old wive's tales. If the toilet roll police want to come and get me I say bring it on!!! 1 Quote
klc106 Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 We use toilet rolls but only the ones I bring from home from upstairs, so I know how clean they are! I don't have kids so only used by me as visitors use downstairs! 2 Quote
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