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    Dinosaur Excavating Activities for Kids

    Modified: Jul 18, 2025 · Published: May 15, 2017 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Two darling dinosaur excavating activities for kids! Make dinosaur surprise soap or ice excavate dinosaur eggs for a fun summer outdoor activity!
    Two darling dinosaur excavating activities for kids! Make dinosaur surprise soap or ice excavate dinosaur eggs for a fun summer outdoor activity!
    It seems like all children, boys and girls, go through a phase of being fascinated with dinosaurs. I'm still fascinated by them and love that we have a resident 2 year old paleontologist in the home.

    Two Dinosaur Excavating Activities!

    Here are two fun dinosaur excavating activities that are super fun for kids! Great boredom busters and science activities all in one. I'm especially looking forward to ice excavating for the first time with Mac this summer!

    Activity #1: Ice Excavating Dinosaurs

    Ice excavating is one of our favorite summer activities. Click here to see how we've done it in the past with small toys and tools! This is such a fun activity to do with friends. Here is a fun dinosaur twist!

    Step 1: Fill a balloon with water and a tiny dinosaur and then freeze!

    Dinosaur excavation

    Step 2: Use water droppers to slowly melt the ice or use small hand tools to create a "chisel" affect. See my whole post on the Little Passport website!

    Activity #2: Dinosaur Surprise Soap

    Step 1: Grate Ivory soap and form around a tiny dinosaur toy.

    Step 2: Use a bit of water to really make it stick together.

    Step 3: Let dry and watch the dinosaur slowly "hatch" during bath time! See my whole post on the Little Passport website!

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Marilyn says

      July 03, 2017 at 6:52 pm

      When my kids were young, their teacher led them on a "dinosaur egg" hunt. She told them it would have to be big. The successful conclusion led to a delicious watermelon!

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      • Brandy says

        July 04, 2017 at 8:59 pm

        That's cute!!

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    2. DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says

      June 29, 2017 at 10:44 pm

      So many fun activities for the kids. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party pinned & shared.

      Reply
    3. crazyaboutexpresso says

      June 26, 2017 at 10:27 am

      Adorable ideas!

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    4. Michele Morin says

      June 25, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      Long ago and far away I did a dinosaur excavating party for my oldest son (now 23), but it was nowhere near as wonderful as this!

      Reply
    5. acraftymix says

      June 23, 2017 at 11:16 pm

      What a great idea Brandy. When my son was small he was totally besotted with dinosaurs and would have loved something like this

      Reply
    6. thebensonstreet says

      May 26, 2017 at 8:39 pm

      Such fun ideas! Love it! Thanks for sharing at the Monday Funday Link Party. - Emily

      Reply
    7. Christine @ www.rustic-refined.com says

      May 26, 2017 at 4:46 am

      That looks like so much fun even for adults! lol Thanks for joining the Dishing It & Digging It Link Party. .

      Reply
    8. Annie says

      May 24, 2017 at 7:21 pm

      These are SO fun -- my 3-year-old would go crazy for the second one!

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    9. Nicole (@momfindsout) says

      May 22, 2017 at 5:43 pm

      Both of these dinosaur activities sound like a lot of fun. My boys will enjoy doing these this summer. #HomeMattersParty

      Reply
    10. Hena Tayeb says

      May 22, 2017 at 9:15 am

      I've done the ice excavation.. never tried the soap. Cool idea.

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