Does your child enjoy learning about dinosaurs and playing with toy dinosaurs? Have a go at some of our dinosaur themed activities for children below. It turns out there’s a lot of content about dinosaurs on my blog (who knew!) so please enjoy having a look through at […]
This week we’ve had SO much fun making dinosaur bones from salt dough. A wonderful activity for young children either at home, school or nursery. * *please please remember salt dough is NOT for eating, it’s just for making. As with all our crafts and activities we do […]
We’ve been very lucky to try out a fantastic dinosaur themed toy this week: Zuru Smashers Dino Epic Smash Egg (Smyths Toys) What’s particularly great about it is it’s fantastic for children that love and or benefit from sensory/messy play- children can literally smash the eggs open (!) […]
We’ve been trying out a really fun Fine Motor Activity this week: Paper Weaving*. It’s such a versatile kids craft that can be done by itself or used to make cards or pictures. We made a dinosaur card, but you could use it to make any card by […]
One of my little boy’s best friends (and his lovely parents) very kindly gave him this book recently, Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs, and it’s quickly become his favourite fiction book. We’ve also been lucky enough to be able to review the other books in the series […]
Have you heard of Imagine That Publishers’ Storymaker books that have been lauched this week? They are fun, interactive, board books that encourage children to choose what happens next in the story. We’ve read both the Dinosaurs LOVE Stinky Socks! and the Unicorns LOVE Rainbow Pants! books and […]
Does your child love dinosaurs? Are you always trying to quench their thirst for Dino knowledge? Do you talk about dinosaurs together so much that you feel you’ve missed your calling as a palaeontologist? If so, I’d highly recommend this brilliant book Dangerous Dinosaurs by Joshua George (Imagine […]
If like me your children absolutely love painting, but you don’t always have the time for the mess of painting activities, then these Magic Water Colouring books are ideal. The kids can create gorgeous, colourful artwork with a paintbrush…and the biggest mess you will have to deal with […]
Is your little one dinosaur mad? Or are you covering a Dinosaur theme at your education setting? Either way this craft is a really fun way to engage kids in craft and practising their fine motor skills! What do you need? Uncooked Pasta- fantastic if you’ve got a […]
Looking for a fun dinosaur activity/craft to do with the kids? Either at home with your toddler or as part of an activity in a preschool/nursery/school? Have a look at this really simple and fun activity, making dinosaur ‘fossils’ (imprints) using toy dinosaurs and salt dough. What do […]
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