Try out your paleontology skills with this activity!
Dinosaur Dig for Kids
Supplies:
- Books about dinosaurs/paleontologists
- Chicken bones
- Container of sand
- Tweezers (if desired)
- Paint brush
1) Read a book like Digging Up Dinosaurs (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) to build background knowledge before you begin.
2) Wash the chicken bones. Allow to dry out for a day or so.
3) Bury the bones in the sand. “Excavate” the bones. Use tweezers for an extra boost in fine-motor development!
4) Dust the bones with a paintbrush!
This activity was perfectly-suited for my little one (she buried the bones over and over again), but I also used a Science Kit
I worked with a Kindergarten teacher who did something similar in her sandbox…but she also buried one of those giant bones from the petstore that you would buy to give a large dog. It was pretty funny seeing the kids find THAT in the sandbox!
I'll be saving our chicken bones for this one. Brilliant idea
That would be fun! I can imagine the little one's surprise!!
Thanks, Jena! It's fun…and still sitting in our garage to unearth some more tomorrow!