Make a Paper Mâché Kiwi Egg

Nature PlayArtNative Birds
Written By Kim Manunui

Kiwi lay the biggest egg, in proportion to their body size, of any bird. The egg takes up to 20% of the female’s body size. That’s like a person giving birth to a 4 year old child! In the last few days before the female kiwi lays her egg, it takes up so much space inside her that she is unable to eat. Brown kiwi and little spotted kiwi females lay their egg, and then head off to feed and leave it with the male to look after. Other kiwi species share the incubation between the female and male kiwi. Watch this fascinating VIDEO about kiwi and their special eggs.

Challenge: Be a Kiwi Mum for a while! Weigh yourself and then work out what 20% of your body weight is. Fill a backpack with the equivalent weight and carry it around in front of you. How long did you manage to do it for? How did it feel?

Activity: Have a go at making your own kiwi egg! You can see the instructions on how to do this HERE.

Learn more about kiwi eggs HERE.

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Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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