#readforgood – There’s a Dinosaur in the Park
There’s a Dinosaur in the Par… See more at memetales We’re back again this week with our post for the Summer Readathon with MeMeTales and PBS and this week’s theme is Imagination. J is at the age...
View ArticleSalt Dough Dinosaur Fossils
Dinosaurs are one of those themes that seem to inspire children around the world and my two are no different. So having a dinosaur themed day at home we set about making some Salt Dough Dinosaur...
View ArticleOrdering with Dinosaurs
Ordering and sequencing are one of the areas of maths that preschoolers and kindergarten children are taught – doing hands on activities helps them understand the concepts and language involved in...
View ArticleStory Book Summer – Three Little Dinosaurs Egg Rescue
It’s the penultimate week of Story Book Summer and this week we’re going Dino crazy with some Crafting, play and activities based around some fun Dinosaur books for Kids. Today I welcome Emma from...
View ArticleStory Book Summer – Digging up Dinosaurs
With just over a week left of story book summer we’re still focusing on Dinosaurs and today we welcome Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs to share an activity from the book Digging Up Dinosaurs (watch out as we...
View ArticleStory Book Summer – Edwina the dinosaur that didn’t know she was extinct
Our last day of the Dinosaur week as part of Story Book Summer and today I welcome Emma from P is for Preschool to share a craft based on the book Edwina the dinosaur that didn’t know she was extinct...
View ArticleFizzing Fossil Dinosaur Eggs – Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki
Dinosaurs are our hot topic of the moment – I probably know more that I ever want to know about an Aptosaurus, Iguanadon and a Paracelapharus (I have no idea whether that is the spelling or not!) and...
View ArticleHow Many? Questions for Dinosaur Maths
If there is a topic that my kids love its dinosaurs – from creating our own dinosaur feet to making dinosaur fossils in salt dough they love exploring and learning about these reptiles from long ago....
View ArticleDinosaur Woods A conservation lessons for kids
Dinosaur Woods is the perfect book to begin a conservation lesson for kids. The animals in the story are about to lose their forest home. They come up with an idea to save it. What ideas do your kids...
View ArticleDino Babies Letter Game
If you are a long term follower of our site you may have noticed that we have a certain fondness for one sort of creature – DINOSAURS! To say that I am fascinated by them is an understatement and I...
View ArticleThe BIG LIST of Dinosaur Crafts and Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
One of our favourite topics is Dinosaurs. I’ve loved them since I was a child and visited the Natural History Museum in London seeing the huge Brontosaurs in the main hall that was it I was in love...
View ArticleDinosaur Dance Process Art Project
After reading the book Dinosaur Dance by Sandra Boynton, you kids are going to want to see dinosaurs dance in real life. Well, dinosaurs have been extinct for a long time so your children can’t dance...
View ArticleDIY Dinosaur Grab Game
My son has always been a fan of dinosaurs hence why this is our third dinosaur themed activity for the Storybook Summer. Take a look at our previous dinosaur themed activities – our Dinosaur Sensory...
View ArticleDinosaur Shadow Puppets
A favourite bedtime book of the children’s is “Things you never knew about dinosaurs” by Giles Paley-Phillips. Giles, a musician who toured the UK and performed at festivals such as Glastonbury, turned...
View ArticleExploring Trace Fossils by Making Dinosaur Footprints
Learning about different types of fossils and how fossils are made is a fun geology activity for kids. It fits well with our rock activities for Earth Science. Kids will love exploring trace fossils by...
View ArticleDinosaur Small World Play in the Water Table
We are starting our annual storybook summer with a week of Dinosaur Activities for kids. Dinosaurs are such a fun theme to explore whether you have toddlers, preschoolers or kids at school they capture...
View ArticleSolar Print Dinosaur Footprints for Kids to Make
We love exploring more about dinosaurs and how we know what they we like here on Rainy Day Mum, as this second activity for our annual Storybook Summer Dinosaur Week were are focusing down on their...
View ArticleTaste Safe Dinosaur Sensory Bin
We’re continuing with Dinosaur week for Storybook Summer and have a taste safe dinosaur sensory bin for your little ones to play with based on the book If you Happen to have a Dinosaur. Taste safe and...
View ArticleBalancing Dinosaur STEAM Activity for Kids
We love crafts that give a little than just looking great and getting creative. I think this is one of the reasons why I love STEAM activities the most where you get creative and then use your creation...
View ArticleDinosaur Legs and Feet Sorting Activity
Although we tend to think of dinosaurs as being fierce and large creatures it’s amazing the diversity that they have. In the past, we’ve used this diversity for ordering by size using our toy dinosaurs...
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