Dinosaur activity pack – 5 Little Bears

The 5 Little Bears wonderful dinosaur activity pack is perfect for all children who love dinosaurs! It is filled with an abundance of fun and fascinating dinosaur-themed activities, puzzles, playdough, stamps, games and colouring cards.

A super gift for birthdays or Christmas and a fun travel set with it’s handy storage box, calico drawstring bag and compact size. Is also makes an ideal set for home learning about dinosaurs or adding to an educational setting. There are so many ways to play and learn with this fun-filled set! It contains:

Puzzles

2 x 4-piece dinosaur themed wooden puzzles. Each features a different dinosaur image together with its name. (8 pieces – approx. 4 x 4 cm per piece).

These puzzles could be used together to create a dinosaur timeline – hatching, roaming, extinction. They make great small word backdrops for imaginary play. Pair the landscape puzzle with one of the dinosaur stamps for a simple invitation to play.

The puzzles assist in developing visual-spatial reasoning, problem solving skills and strengthening fine motor skills and cognitive processing speed.

Dinosaur Fossil Stamps

2 x wooden dinosaur fossil stamps. The top side of the stamp is engraved with a dinosaur outline. The underside features a single layered laser-engraved dinosaur skeleton which is thick enough to create a great impression in playdough, sand or similar material.

Perfect for engaging independent play and exploration and sensory play. Which shape leaves the clearest impression? If you apply differ pressure how does the impression alter?

The stamps are approximately 11.5 x 5.5cm or 8.5 x 5.5cm depending on dinosaur shape and are randomly selected from a variety of 20 dinosaur designs.

Dinosaur Matching Shapes

2 wooden dinosaur matching shape pairs. The bottom tile features an engraved dinosaur skeleton while the top tile is the matching hollow outline. When lined up on top of each other, the skeleton can be seen within the body outline.

This activity is great for cognitive development promoting both observational and problem solving skills. They can also be used individually. Place the engraved skeleton under paper and create dinosaur rubbings or use the outline to draw dinosaur shapes to extent creativity and strengthen fine motor skills.

The base is approximately 13.5 x 7.5cm and the top outline 11.5 x 5.5 or 8.5 x 5.5cm depending on the dinosaur shape. Two dinosaur varieties will be randomly selected.

Dinosaur Footprints

2 wooden dinosaur footprint stamps and two footprint cut-outs (randomly selected).

The footprint stamps leave fantastic impressions in playdough, sand or paint (please note paint or ink will stain the wood but not affect the use). Create dinosaur tracks across the sandpit leading to a dinosaur lair! The cut-out outline can be used as a craft stencil, helping to develop fine motor skills by manipulating a pencil inside the space to draw the footprint.

Each stamp is approximately 7 x 7cm and each cut out is approximately 8 x 8cm.

Dinosaur Magnets

4 wooden magnets. These colourful printed discs with realistic images are a versatile learning tool to assist children with discovering and identifying different dinosaurs.

4 pieces – approx. 7 x 6cm

Playdough

Fun dough is made in Australia, safe, non-toxic and washable, making it ideal for young children and early model making. Pastel colours make it appealing for children to create fun artwork using their hands and dough tools. Playing with dough is a sensory experience and also helps children develop hand to eye coordination and fine motor skills, making this a great activity for the classroom and home.

1 x 150g in tin (colour randomly selected)

Double sided dinosaur colouring card

1 pieces – approx. 10 x 15cm

These items come in a calico drawstring bag in a box. The whole set is entirely sustainably handmade in Australia. All wooden pieces are handmade made from sustainably sourced plywood.

The activity dinosaur pack from 5 Little Bears is suitable for children ages 3 and up.

Contents:

2 x 4-piece wooden puzzles
2 x dinosaur fossil stamps
2 x wooden matching shape pairs
2 x wooden dinosaur footprint stamps
2 x wooden dinosaur footprint cut-outs
4 x wooden magnets
1 x 150g playdough in tin
1 x double sided colouring card
1 x calico drawstring bag
1 x sturdy cardboard storage box

About 5 Little Bears

5 Little Bears use only non-toxic, water-based glue and finish their products by hand with their special handmade beeswax polish, ensuring their products are all completely non-toxic and safe for children. They are an innovative Australian brand creating sustainable, educational and sensory wooden products for children. Their diverse and appealing range of themed resources include space, dinosaurs, flora and fauna, transport, emotions and Australiana.

Named after founder, author and product designer Leanne Murner’s 5 sons, 5 Little Bears is dedicated to educating children on Australian wildlife and the need to prevent extinction. These unique and wonderful products follow children’s own interests and are all sustainably handmade in New South Wales, Australia from sustainably sourced Australian and New Zealand timber. Every piece of wood used is slightly different in colour, texture and grain, so there are naturally occurring imperfections seen in the timber (e.g knots, colour changes, etc) which cannot be removed and make the products more sustainable. These pieces of timber are also cut on an engraver and will have slight burnt marks on the edges on some sides, adding to their unique handmade character.

5 Little Bears’ beautiful, engaging and eco-friendly activities, puzzles and games are multi-purpose and relevant to many areas of learning, both at home and in educational settings.