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May 15, 2017 By Brandy 11 Comments

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Dinosaur Excavating Activities for Kids

Filed Under: Holidays, Kids Crafts, Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: Kids Bath and Body Crafts

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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  1. Marilyn says

    July 3, 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 4, 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.

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  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!

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  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

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  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

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  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. .

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  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

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  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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