Dinosaur Fossils
Create your own dinosaur fossils with this fun dinosaur themed art activity perfect for preschoolers and toddlers!
These fossils also make a great addition to a dinosaur sensory bin!
Materials Needed
Dinosaur Fossils
Difficulty Level: Medium
Time Needed: 20 minutes + dry time
Best done: Indoors
Messy level: Medium/High
Materials Needed
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1 cup Flour
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1/2 cup Salt
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1/2 cup Water
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Mixing bowl
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Rolling Pin
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Aluminum foil-lined cookie sheet
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Dinosaur figurines (small)
Let's Create!
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Make your salt dough! To do this, first combine the salt and flour in the mixing bowl (a great opportunity for your kids to participate and learn about measurement too)!
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Slowly add in the water
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Take turns kneading it until it has reached a good consistency (if it is too sticky, try adding in a bit of flour at a time).
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Next, roll the dough into 1 inch ball and then flatten onto the cookie sheet.
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Press the dinosaur figurines into the dough
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Bake in the oven at about 300 for 25 minutes and/or just let it sit (until it hardens).
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Another option for this project is to create an actual dinosaur skeleton (more challenging option).
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Print off an image (such as this one) of a dinosaur skeleton. Place it under some plastic wrap.
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Then have your child place the salt dough over the bones (forming it to look like a skeleton)!
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Let the dough sit to dry!
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Sensory Bin Idea!
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Place the fossils in the bin along with sand and paintbrushes. Let your child(ren) experiment with being a paleontologist!
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