Dinosaur Eggs Everyday Preschool Craft

Is your preschooler really into dinosaurs? Make these dinosaur eggs and hatch some prehistoric critters of your own! With ingredients you have around the house and a few plastic dinosaurs you can have a nest full in no time. Great as party favors for a dinosaur themed birthday party!

What You Need

1 1/4 cups dirt
1 1/4 cups of flour
3/4 cups salt
1/2 cup sand
Water
Plastic Dinosaurs (or other little creatures)

How To Make It

Step One:
Mix all the ingredients, except the water, together.

Step Two:
Slowly stir in the water until the mixture holds together.

Step Three:
Mold the “dough” around one of the plastic dinosaurs

Step Four:
Let set them outside and let them dry in the sun until dry. This may take all day or several days depending on the weather. You could try using a hair dryer to speed it along. Now they are ready to crack open to see what’s inside!

Variations

Put other items inside of the “eggs” for your preschooler to discover. Hide them in the garden and let your preschooler discover them. Use them for party favors at a dinosaur themed party.

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