Dinosaur digs kit – 5 Little Bears

Fuel children’s fascination with dinosaurs with the amazing dinosaur digs kit from 5 Little Bears – children will love to learn to recognise and name the different dinosaurs, and uncover the dinosaur skeletons and footprints on the wooden cards as they play Archaeologist!

Bury the wooden cards in sand so children can have fun on a dinosaur fossil dig! Each of the 14 wooden cards features the skeleton of a different dinosaur, with most including a person standing beside it for scale, plus the foot print of the dinosaur and a few fun facts for kids to learn too! Children can dig and sweep the sand away to reveal the dinosaurs.

This wonderful and unique hands-on dinosaur activity kit has 14 wooden dinosaur cards, a great wooden brush for uncovering your finds and a wooden stand for proudly displaying them for closer inspection!

A clever and engaging learning material for children to study dinosaurs in schools and educational settings or home learning environments. Carefully uncovering these fun activity cards with the brush will help children to develop fine motor skills and nurture their concentration and attention to detail. It is an exciting and unique sensory activity!

Educational applications

Individual

Use a sand tray at the art area, encourage the child to bury the fossil cards then carefully using the brush dig for them in the sand to emulate an actual fossil dig. Engage in conversation about what he/she is finding in the sand, and discuss where real fossils can be found today and how they are uncovered. Promotes patience, caution and a calmness.

Group Setting

Art group activities could extend on the sustainability and look for natural resources to play such as sand, dirt, or make your own sand by crushing rocks. Bury your fossil cards ready for a group dig. Great for open discussions about dinosaurs and fossil digs. Also discuss what countries certain fossils are found and use as a research opportunity.

Outdoors

Take out to the sand pit with little brushes and bury them. Get the children to carefully dig for the stamps then use them to create a dinosaur scene in the sand. Do your own fossil dig by burying them in the sand and using a brush to carefully uncover the fossil stamps. While outside children can engage in imaginative play where they can imagine being at a real fossil dig site and what it would be like to uncover such an amazing discovery.

Learning Opportunities

Develops fine motor skills, develop creative skills such as inventiveness thinking and imagination. Communication skills by discussing what they have found, turn taking skills in sharing the brush and promoting team work. Learn about the history of Dinosaurs, where the fossils can be found today and the patience and commitment taken in finding such exciting pieces of history.

The dinosaur digs kit from 5 Little Bears is suitable for children ages 3 years and up.

Contents:

14 cards
1 brush (*brush may be different picture due to short supply.)
1 slimline stand
1 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.