"Dinosaur" Excavation for Kids

Try out your paleontology skills with this activity! 

Supplies:

Books about dinosaurs/paleontologists

Chicken bones

Container of sand

Tweezers (if desired)

Paint brush

1)  Read a book like Digging Up Dinosaurs (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) to build background knowledge before you begin.

2)  Wash the chicken bones.  Allow to dry out for a day or so.

3)  Bury the bones in the sand.  "Excavate" the bones.  Use tweezers for an extra boost in fine-motor development!

4)  Dust the bones with a paintbrush!

This activity was perfectly-suited for my little one (she buried the bones over and over again), but I also used a Science Kit with my older daughters to excavate and build a model dinosaur!