Dinosaur Discovery · Activity Pack · Ages 2–4
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Dinosaur Discovery · Activity Pack · Ages 2–4
Paper Plate Dinosaur 🦕
A standing paper dinosaur — easy to make with household supplies.
What you need
- 1 paper plate
- Child-safe scissors
- Glue stick or tape
- Crayons or markers
- 2 toilet paper rolls (for legs)
Steps
1
Color the back of the paper plate with crayons — make it your favorite dino color.
2
Cut the paper plate in half. One half is the body, the other half will be cut into a head, tail, and spikes.
3
From the second half, cut out a triangle head, a pointed tail, and small triangle spikes along the curved edge.
4
Glue the head to one end and the tail to the other end of the body half.
5
Cut the toilet paper rolls in half and glue or tape two pieces to the bottom as legs so your dino stands up.
6
Draw an eye and a smile on the head. Your dinosaur is ready to stomp!
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Dinosaur Discovery · Activity Pack · Ages 2–4
Dino Learning Fun 🦖
Count, match, and learn with your little paleontologist.
🦕 Count the Dinosaurs
Look at the coloring page together. How many dinosaurs do you see?
- Point to each dinosaur and count out loud: "One… two… three!"
- Ask: "Which dinosaur is the biggest?"
- Ask: "Which dinosaur is the smallest?"
🗣️ Dino Sounds
Make dinosaur sounds together!
- Big dinosaur: "ROAR!" (make it loud)
- Small dinosaur: "squeak squeak!"
- Stomp your feet like a dinosaur walking
- Ask: "How do you think a dinosaur walked? Slow or fast?"
🔢 Number Practice
Draw circles on a piece of paper and put the right number of dots inside:
- Write "1" — draw 1 dot
- Write "2" — draw 2 dots
- Write "3" — draw 3 dots
- Count them together out loud
🎨 Color Talk
While coloring, talk about colors:
- "What color is your T-Rex?"
- "Can you find something green in the room?"
- "Let's color the volcano red!"
- Name each color as your child picks it up
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