My kids love playing with dinosaurs. We like to talk about fossils when we play with dinosaurs. As a fun learning activity, we decided to make our own fossils. Before doing the activity, we talked about these facts: A special scientist, called a paleontologist, studies fossils Fossils can be more than dinosaur remains, such as plants, shells, or other animals The only direct way we have of learning about dinosaurs is by studying fossils Here's what you need to make your … [Read more...]
DIY Dinosaur Fossils
Dinosaurs and fossils go together. When learning about dinosaurs, you have to know about fossils. We used salt dough to learn about fossils. It's very easy and you only need a few ingredients. Here's how you make it: Add 4 cups of flour and 1 cup of salt into a large bowl. Mix them. Then stir in 1 1/2 cups of water. If the dough seems dry add a little more water. After stirring, we mixed it a bit with our hands. It ended up being a good sensory activity, too! Then we took some salt dough … [Read more...]
