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Dino-Mite Dinosaur Activities for Toddlers to Try Today!
Looking for some engaging and fun dinosaur activities for toddlers? Look no further! These dino-mite dinosaur activities will be so much fun for the dinosaur lovers in your life! Using dinosaurs as a theme to guide learning and play is so much fun! Having children participate in activities and learning that interest them is key to building a lifelong love of learning and exploration! If your child is anything like mine then they have a BIG interest in dinosaurs right now, which will make these dinosaur activities for toddlers and preschoolers perfect for you! You are going to learn about some of the best dinosaur activities for toddlers, dinosaur toddler…
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Baby Dinosaur Letter Activity
Do your kiddos love dinosaurs? Wanting some extra practice with letters? Try using these baby dinosaurs to practice letters a-d! This free printable can be used in a variety of ways and can be differentiated to make it easier or harder for younger or older kiddos! This activity is a great way to practice uppercase and lowercase matching and letter names and sounds! Supplies needed: Printable pages Construction paper Scissors Glue Crayons or Markers Simply cut the baby dinosaur letters, match the uppercase and lowercase letters, glue them to construction paper and practice those letter names and sounds! For some additional fun, color them in with crayons, markers or paint!…
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Dinosaur Water Table Activity
Looking for a super simple and fun outside activity? You need to try this dinosaur themed water table activity! Supplies Needed: Foam craft sheets Water table Net, cup or bowl (to scoop with) Optional: dinosaur toys Simply trace and cut out dinosaur shapes onto foam craft paper. Fill up a water table and put dinosaurs shapes into the water. Grab a net, cup or bowl and scoop up those dinosaurs! For some added fun put dinosaur toys into the water as well! We liked to pretend that the dinosaurs needed to be “rescued” and it made it so much more fun to try and save them! Have fun splashing and…
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Dinosaur Colors
Looking for a fun way to practice color words and sight words? This dinosaur themed book activity was perfect! We would simply pull out a color flashcard, read the page and then would color it in. The fun dinosaur theme helps to keep interest high and when all the pages are complete and colored you can staple it together and create a book for extra reading and color practice. The book features two different sentence options with the color word coming before the noun or after the noun. We loved using the book where the noun comes before since it is easier to learn colors this way for younger kiddos.…
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Dinosaur Book-tivity: “Dinosaur Bath”
Looking for a way to incorporate books with fun learning through play? These dinosaur themed books and activity or as I like to call it a “book-tivity” will be perfect for you! These two great dinosaur stories are perfect for pairing with this fun “dinosaur bath” activity that went wonderfully after reading the books. Books: Dini Dinosaur by Karen Beaumont I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian Both of these stories feature cute dinosaur characters who get “dirty” and need to be cleaned. Dini Dinosaur makes a great before bath and bedtime story and I’m a Dirty Dinosaur leads to great discussion and practice with parts of the body. Reading…
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Dinosaur Handprints Craft
Looking for a super simple craft to do with your dinosaur lover? Try out this dinosaur handprints craft! Supplies: Paint Paper Googly eyes Simply help littles paint their hand or paint it for them. Place hand down on paper and define or add the dinosaur tail and head. Add a smile and googly eye after it is dry. Cut out the handprint and hang up that cute dinosaur! {Be sure to check out my other post: Dino-Mite Dinosaur Activities for more dinosaur themed activities and fun!}
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Dinosaur Dig Sensory Bin
Looking for an easy to make toddler sensory bin activity? This dinosaur themed sensory bin will be perfect! Use cereal from around your house and turn it into a dinosaur dig sensory bin your littles will love! Supplies needed: cereal bowl, water table, or sand table dinosaur toys or magnets option to add: spoons, scoops or tongs Simply put the cereal in a bag and break apart. Add the cereal to the bowl, water table or sand table. Fill with dinosaurs, scoops, spoons or tongs. Have fun going on a dino dig! As a fun addition I tried to “hide” the dinosaurs underneath the cereal as much as possible so…
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Dinosaur Foam and Water Activity
Looking for a fun dinosaur themed summer activity? Try this simple activity today! Supplies needed: craft foam sheets bucket filled with water Simply grab some foam sheets and trace and cut out dinosaur shapes. Fill a bucket with water and put the shapes in. Be sure to make a splash and get cool in the water! Place the sheets on a window and decorate. This activity is sure to make a splash with the dinosaur lover in your life! Have fun! {Be sure to check out my other post: Dino-Mite Dinosaur Activities for more dinosaur themed activities and fun!}
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Dinosaur Prints
Looking for a simple and fun way to practice letters while playing and having fun with dinosaurs? Try this dinosaur prints activity! This activity makes a perfect way to practice letter D. Supplies needed: play-doh dinosaur toys Start by making the letter D out of play-doh, practice its name and sound. Next, have the dinosaurs go stomping! Kiddos will have so much fun making dinosaur prints in the play-doh! For a fun addition while completing the activity play the song “We are the Dinosaurs” by the Laurie Berkner Band! We had so much fun listening and having the dinosaurs go stomping to the fun beat in this song! You can…
