Dig for Dino Bones


What You Need

  • Cardboard – corrugated or cereal box
  • Dinosaur bones pattern
  • Glue
  • Paint brushes, 1-6 inches wide
  • Sandbox sand, 1-2 large bags
  • Scissors – strong enough to cut cardboard
  • Shovels or spades, small ones

What You Do

  1. Print dinosaur bone puzzle patterns.
  2. Make dinosaur puzzle pieces
  3. Gather the items to make your “dig”
  4. Fill the container with sand, and hide the puzzle pieces
    It’s best to hide the puzzle pieces when your “archeologists” are not around. Then use the shovel or spade to smooth over the hiding places.
  5. Start the dino dig!
    Hand out the paint brushes and shovels, and encourage your “archeologists” to find their dinosaurs.
  6. Pretend the bones are fragile, like real dinosaur bones
    Use the brush to carefully uncover the bones.
  7. Clean all the sand off the bones into the large container.
  8. Put the puzzle pieces together into a whole dinosaur.
  9. Clean up