Dinosaur fossils - Arts, Crafts and DIY

A great activity. You can create the fossils then use them in a number of other activities.

Material

1 Cup Salt
1 Cup Flour
1 Cup Of Water
1 or more Plastic Dinosaurs

Method

In a large bowl mix salt and flour together.
Gradually stir in water. Mix well until it forms a doughy mixture. Turn the dough onto a board or counter and kneed with your hands until smooth.
Roll the dough out flat with a rolling pin or make flat oval shaped. Press your plastic dinosaurs into the dough and remove. Making a dinosaur imprint.
Place the salt dough fossil shapes in the oven at 160 degrees (fan forced). The amount of time needed to bake depends on the size and thickness of the dough. A thin layer takes around 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Notes

You may like to paint these as an activity, hide them in a sand pit or play hide and seek with them in the yard. You can also get your original plastic dinosaurs and match them up. Great educational activity for identifying dinosaur species.

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33 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 28 May 2021
    12:16 pm
This is an awesome idea and could be used for many different things.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:31 pm
We made these for a dinosaur party we went to.

- - mom460223 said
  - 29 Sep 2020
    12:03 pm
These are great. I also make rocks with dinosaurs hidden inside so they can pretend to be archaeologists chipping away to uncover their find.

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 25 Mar 2020
    9:13 pm
This would be a hit with my little boy

- - mom418599 said
  - 19 Aug 2019
    3:06 pm
This is terrific, I know heaps of kids that are dino obsessed, this would be great to use for cookies as well

- - mom119776 said
  - 03 Jun 2019
    10:58 pm
Love this idea.

- - Mum2archer said
  - 30 May 2019
    9:31 pm
This idea is brilliant! Going to do this with my son for sure!

- - mom81879 said
  - 21 May 2019
    5:02 pm
My grandson is dinosaur mad at the moment. He will go crazy for this activity.

- - MrsA said
  - 14 Mar 2019
    2:22 pm
Great activity. I love the idea of matching the dinosaur to the fossil.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 11 Mar 2019
    9:51 am
You could do these with the kids’ handprints and use them as Xmas decorations

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 26 Nov 2018
    6:57 am
Wow this looks amazing I will give it a go

- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:14 pm
This is so cheap I love it, shops can be expensive to buy fossils there

- - leveestee said
  - 30 Apr 2018
    9:14 pm
These are amazing!!! Whoever I can just see the kids finding them now in the sandpit!!! Even as a party game!!! Love it!
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:16 pm
  Would be awesome as a party game
- - Haylz89 said
  - 02 May 2017
    2:18 pm
This is so cool, my son would love this!

- - mom81879 said
  - 18 Apr 2017
    1:46 pm
These are so cool, they look like actual fossils. Great school holiday activity for the kids

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Oct 2016
    1:37 pm
We used these as party favours for a dinosaur themed party.

- - natct said
  - 30 Sep 2016
    8:29 pm
Too awesome!! I’ve got so much saved this month I’m going to be busy for the next year. I have a budding paleontologist that is going to love this in this school holidays and he has the biggest dinosaur collection. Thankyou.

- - mom111059 said
  - 12 Aug 2016
    8:00 am
lots of fun for everyone

- - mom111059 said
  - 08 Jul 2016
    4:00 pm
Great idea. Thanks

- - dannsbuild said
  - 05 Jul 2016
    7:41 pm
They look so good! Really a very creative idea, Thank you