25+ Awesome Dinosaur Activities for Kids

Check out this collection of AWESOME dinosaur activities for kids: crafts, sensory trays, books to read, and more. Great ideas for kids who love dinosaurs!

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Roar! Are your kids dinosaur obsessed? Does he stomp around pretending to be a tiny-armed T-Rex.

Our girls recently went to a mid-day fossil excavation. It had been POURING all morning and they were starting to feel a bit cooped up. I remembered that we had a Smithsonian Diggin' Up Dinosaurs T-Rex stashed in the closet. They immediately got diggin'.

Those tiny toes below just make me smile...

Don't you love it when kids get so engrossed in a project that they don't even realize how dirty they are?!?

While they worked on this Diggin' Up Dinosaurs excavation project, I set them up in the garage for two reasons:

• First, to avoid the mess. These projects are cool but very messy. After they were finished we just picked up the chunks and swept the dust onto the driveways.
• Second, to give the girls some fresh air! We opened the garage door so they could enjoy the rainy day and thunder as they chipped away.

I was worried having ONE Diggin' Up Dinosaurs excavation kit would be a hassle but was impressed with their teamwork. One chipped while the other cleared the area with a paintbrush. They had such a wonderful time!

There are tons of different version of these dinosaur excavation and assembly projects out there. We really liked this one! It kept the kids entertained for well over an hour.

Check out a bunch of different options here on Amazon.

Awesome Dinosaur Activities + Projects

I asked a few friends over at the Kids Blogger Network for a few additional dinosaur related ideas.
Check out their suggestions below...

1. This hand-print dinosaur is an adorable and easy project for kids ...via No Time for Flashcards
2. Make math fun with this dinosaur bone game ...via Imagination Tree
3. Get out the JELLO. Check out this unique sensory experience for you little archeologist. ...via TinkerLab
4. Create a beach in a box: Digging for Shells and Dinosaurs ...via Kids Activity Blog
5. Your little dinosaur lover will love dressing up in this easy DIY Dinosaur Costume! See the full tutorial here ...via Mama Pea Pod
6. Your Dino lover will love stomping around in these super simple Dinosaur Feet Stilts  ...from Lalymom
7. Pinka-saur, glitter-saur or just your regular dinosaur! There are no limits with these dinosaur coloring pages  ...from Itsy Bitsy Fun

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   Get your digging spoons out! Use healthy banana ice cream and edible dinosaur bones to make an edible dinosaur fossil excavation  ...from Lalymom
9. Dig for dinosaur fossils in this messy fun activity ...from Left Brain Craft Brain
10. Use miniature dinosaur models to create fun Montessori-inspired dinosaur learning activities. ...via Living Montessori Now
11. Make your dinosaur lover a hat to roar over! Get the easy tutorial here  ...from Lalymom
12. This dinosaur-themed sensory salt tray is perfect for learning letter formation and early handwriting practice. Get the details here.  ...via Suzy Homeschooler
13. Bigger really is better when it comes to dinosaurs and dino shadow explorations is a great way to experience that! ...via Interaction Imagination
14. Dig for dinosaur bones - a sensory tray exploration.  ...via Rubber boots and elf shoes
15. Pretend you're in Prehistoric Times with this fun Dinosaur Small World play idea ...from Artsy Momma

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    Read up with over 12 picture books about dinosaurs ...via Naturally Educational
17. Ice Age and dinosaurs sensory bin on the light table ...from Frog in a Pocket
18. Make dinosaur fossils.  ...from Teach Beside Me
19. Have a dino-obsessed kid? Try reading these fact-filled books.
20. Fizzing dinosaur eggs melt away to reveal dinosaurs ready to break out! See this fun science activity here.
21. Have fun with fine motor skills by setting up a Dinosaur Egg Excavation!
22. This {FREE} Dinosaur Matching Packet challenges your preschooler to match shadows, colors, and more! Get the packet here.
23. This pre-historic small-world sensory tub is great for encouraging imaginative play!
24. Create fossils in salt dough from your toy dinosaur collections. Use their feet and bodies to make realistic fossils that you can then paint to look like rocks.
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    This dinosaur small world play scene is easy to set up and will bring hours of imaginary play joy! See the details here ...via Mama Pea Pod
26. Solve a dinosaur footprint mystery! This post also includes math and other activities to do with your life-sized dinosaur footprints!
27. This DIY dinosaur puppet is great fun to make, and brilliant for teaching dino fans about music note values, too!

Dinosaur Activities + Dinosaur Books = AWESOME

I personally believe that..

Every great play adventure should end (or start) with a trip to the library!

Click here for 35 awesome dinosaur book titles...

Does your little one have a favorite dinosaur book? Share the title in the comments below.

Happy digging friends,

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