Playtime Pantry

Activities with dinosaur figures

Cheap, and used again and again. 9 ideas
  • Toy Memory Tray: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Toy Memory Tray

    10–25 min 3–11 yrs Low mess
    • small toys
  • Ten Hidden Things: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Ten Hidden Things

    10–30 min 2–8 yrs Low mess
    • ten small toys
  • Animal Footprint Fossils: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings
    10–30 min 2–7 yrs Some mess
    • play doughto buy
    • toy animals or dinosaursto buy
  • Paint the Toys: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Paint the Toys

    15–30 min 18 mo–5 yrs Messy
    • washable paintto buy
    • plastic toys that can be washedto buy
    • a tub or tray
  • Frozen Excavation: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Frozen Excavation

    20–60 min 2–10 yrs Messy
    • small figures or carsto buy
    • water
    • a container to freeze in
  • Small World Bin: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Small World Bin

    25–90 min 2–9 yrs Messy
    • small figuresto buy
    • a shallow tub or tray
    • a filler like rice or dry pasta