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How to Plan a Dinosaur Dig

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The kids can be paleontologists for a day when you plan your own dinosaur dig.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

    For Younger Children

  1. Step 1

    Fill a sandbox or a large plastic container with sand, layering in small plastic dinosaurs.

  2. Step 2

    Add water to the sand and pack it down hard. Place a weight on top of the sand.

  3. Step 3

    Allow the sand to dry overnight.

  4. Step 4

    Give the kids plastic spoons or plastic shovels and have them dig for dinosaurs.

  5. Step 5

    Provide them with small paintbrushes so they can brush the sand off their finds.

  6. For Older Children

  7. Step 1

    Purchase a dinosaur excavation kit that allows kids to chip away at pretend rocks to get to the dinosaur bones.

  8. Step 2

    Make sure the children wear goggles to protect their eyes from sand and grit.

  9. Step 3

    Help the children carefully chip away at the excavation area and brush away debris to get to the bones hidden inside.

  10. Step 4

    Get some dinosaur books so that you can learn together about the bones they uncover.

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cynww said

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on 6/15/2009 If your child is into dinosaurs, check out this website: http://www.parentchildeducation.com/units/dinosaur/a_top/dinosaur.php They have a boy doing a dinosaur dig on video and fun activities that any child can do. They also have more coming out soon!

Kimber1 said

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on 7/16/2008 This is a great idea! I saw another activity that was similar to this at www.KidsActivityBox.com, but kids search for chicken bones rather than dinosaur toys. The direct link is http://www.kidsactivitybox.com/2008/07/07/dinosaur-dig/.

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