Kinetic Sand, Dino Dig Playset with 10 Hidden Dinosaur Bones to Discover, for Kids Aged 6 and Up

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Learn how to make a DIY Dinosaur Dig sensory bin for your pint-sized paleontologist! It’s an easy and fun way for kids to learn about dinosaurs through play. I like to add in one new activity to the girls’ DIY kinetic sand sensory bin each time we break out the bin, to make the experience a little bit different and unique. Most recently, we added plastic cookie cutters into the mix, allowing the kids to make new shapes and molds with their kinetic sand. They were a big hit. Get inspired and join us for real life stories, behind-the-scenes, tips on the best sales, and exclusive content sent straight to your inbox. Here’s the cool part about making a dinosaur sensory bin—it’s not hard at all! In fact, while you have the option to set it up all on your own, you can actually let your child help out as well. Create your own DIY kinetic sand dinosaur dig that doubles as an easily contained and convenient sensory play bin. This activity is an awesome, mostly mess-free way to dig into sensory play. Pun totally intended! 😉

I am awful at tidying Adam’s play activities. The next day the Tuff Spot, dinosaurs and diggers were still outside. However, the home made kinetic sand had dried out and had turned into a chalky substance that was hard but turned to dust when you moved it in yours hands. To my surprise Adam acted out the story completely by himself using the repetitive language in the book. He went inside a retrieved the blue container we had used for the swimming pool and set about creating the pool again. Dinosaur Dig is certainly a huge hit in our household! Sensory bins are one of the best creative tools for learning and play. In this post, learn how easy and fun it is to make a Kinetic Sand Dinosaur Sensory Binthat will invite fine motor growth and playful learning about dinosaurs. When all the fossils are removed and identified, rebury them and dig again! Here are some other ideas for play: Sensory bins are a clever DIY activity for many reasons. Not only are they fun and can be considered “messy play” for kids, but they also invite kids to use their hands and eyes to learn, play, and make new discoveries.

We have included links to the products and books in this activity. If you buy from these links we may earn a small commission. Equipment needed: Ten dinosaurs playing. Playing in their new pool. The pool they built for themselves! Splash! Splash! Splash!” Kids can also experiment with creating impression fossils with the toy dinosaur bones. For a more advanced fine motor workout, give your child a pair of tongs for removing the dinosaur bones from the sand.

Fill up a small plastic bin with Kinetic Beach Sand or regular Kinetic Sand. Both are excellent materials to use, though we prefer the beach sand because it’s more coarse and easier to clean off toys.

Create your own DIY kinetic sand dinosaur dig. This kids activity is an awesome, mostly mess-free way to dig into sensory play, all in one convenient bin. Challenging and developing your young child’s sensory skills is an important part of their growth and development. Working on these skills with a sensory bin full of toys just makes it that much more fun! How to Make a Dinosaur Sensory Bin

Uncover fossils to assemble a triceratops, stegosaurus and tyrannosaurus rex. Once you piece together your skeletons, explore your imagination and use them to play in your Dino Dig Playset.Kinetic sand– or we used 5 cups of sand, 2 cups of cornflour, 2 tablespoons of washing up liquid and 1 cup of water optional: plastic shovels or scoops, plastic cookie cutters, plastic or metal toy cars, paintbrushes, etc. This sensory activity is so simple to set up! All you need is kinetic sand and plastic dinosaur skeletons. Bury the dinosaur bones, then invite your preschooler to uncover them using only the bristles and handle of a paintbrush or toothbrush.