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Recently my family had Dinosaur Day, a day where all things were dinosaur related. While preparing for the activities I realized that there were endless resources about dinosaurs available and that I wouldn't be able to even scratch the surface on Dinosaur Day. That is where this web page comes in, I have compiled the resources that I found in one place so that when my family has another Dinosaur Day we will have everything in one place. I would also like to share with you what we did on our Dinosaur Day.

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  1. Children Love To Learn About Dinosaurs
  2. Dinosaur Activities And Lesson Plans
  3. The Dinosaur Dig
  4. Dinosaur Books
  5. Dinosaur Crafts
  6. Dinosaur Worksheets, Coloring Pages, And Printables
  7. Dinosaur Recipes
  9. Online Dinosaur Games
  11. Dinosaur Videos On Youtube
  13. Which Jurassic Park Movie Do You Think Is The Best?
  16. Dinosaur Pictures
  18. How Did The Dinosaurs Become Extinct?
  20. Do You Think Dinosaurs Will Be Cloned?
  22. Recent Dinosaur Blog Posts
  23. Search For A Dinosaur Toy
  25. Even More About Dinosaurs
  26. Please Sign My Guestbook

Children Love To Learn About Dinosaurs

Parents love dinosaurs too!

Children love to learn about Dinosaurs. I know my two boys are obsessed with dinosaurs. "Rooooaaaaarrrrrr! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" These sounds often erupt from my children as they chase each other around. "I'm going to eat you, rooooaaaarrr!" Playing dinosaur is a favorite for both of them even though there are 7 years difference in their ages.

I have been trying to come up with fun and inexpensive ways to play with and teach my children, and theme days seem to be the answer. Dinosaur Day was a success for us and we will surely repeat Dinosaur Day so that we can do more of the activities found here.

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Dinosaur Activities And Lesson Plans

Dinosaur Day began with me scouring websites for ideas for projects and how to teach my kids about dinosaurs. I found some terrific activities and lesson plans about dinosaurs that helped me plan Dinosaur Day.

Below is a list of dinosaur lesson plans, further down you will find ideas for crafts, recipes, coloring pages and more.

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Preschool Activities for a Dinosaur Theme

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Dinosaur Quizzes Activities

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144 Dinosaur Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

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The Dinosaur Dig

My favorite part of Dinosaur Day

The highlight of Dinosaur Day was the dinosaur dig. We took the kids to the park and while they played we went over so a section of the playground and hid little plastic dinosaurs in the sand for them to dig up. They dug with shovels, spoons, buckets, and even their feet. We had a great time on our dinosaur dig and we even found most of the dinosaurs.

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T- Rex Hat

One activity we did was pretend we were dinosaurs. The boys put on dinosaur hats and chased each other, "grrrrrrrr, roaaaaaaar", as they played on the playground equipment at a local park. They had so much fun!

T-Rex Dinosaur Hat

T-Rex Dinosaur Hat

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Dinosaur Books

Before heading to a local park to have dinosaur day we read a couple dinosaur books and talked about dinosaurs. We talked about how some dinosaurs were large and some were small and we also discussed the diets of different dinosaurs. The kids enjoyed our story time and learned alot.

Below are a few great dinosaur books to choose from.

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Triceratops
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Dinosaur Crafts

Crafting is always fun for kids, my boys are no different. My kids love to create. For our dinosaur craft we made dinosaurs on a stick. We colored dinosaurs from printouts I found online and then glued them on popsicle sticks so that we'd have dinosaur puppets. They were alot of fun, but since dinosaurs eat each other the puppets ate each other also.

Below you'll find many dinosaur related crafts to choose from.

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Stuffed Dinosaurs

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Dino-Diorama

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Dinosaur Paper Finger Puppets Craft

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Dinosaur Egg

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Papier Mache Dinosaur Bone Craft

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Build a T. rex

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Godzilla TP Roll Craft

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Dinosaur (Triceratops) Craft

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Stegosaurus
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Dinosaur Worksheets, Coloring Pages, And Printables

There are tons of options for printouts about dinosaurs: coloring pages, word searches, and more to choose from. My kids love to color so that's what we chose to do. We even made our dinosaurs into puppets!

Below you'll find many dinosaur printables to choose from.

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Dinosaur Worksheets

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Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Theme Unit: Worksheets & Printables

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144 Dinosaur Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

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dinosaur - ColoringBookFun.com - Free Coloring Pages - Printable Pages - Holiday Printables

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Dinosaur Pages to Color Online- ZoomDinosaurs.com

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Dinosaur Coloring Pages

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Dinosaur Recipes

How could we have Dinosaur Day without dinosaur themed food. We chose to make dinosaur shaped sandwiches, yummy! You can see the picture of our sandwiches above along with a big dinosaur that's sneaking up on them.

You don't have to draw the line at sandwiches, there's a variety of dinosaur recipes to choose from below.

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Dinosaur Recipes

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DynoBytes Sandwich Crust Cutter

Dinosaur sandwiches are easier than ever with these sandwich crust cutters.

EvriHolder DynoBytes Sandwich Crust Cutter (assorted colors)

EvriHolder DynoBytes Sandwich Crust Cutter (assorted colors)

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Dinosaur Pancake/Egg Molds

Why not start your Dinosaur Day off with a dinosaur breakfast of dinosaur shaped pancakes and eggs.

Norpro Nonstick Dinosaur Pancake/Egg Molds, Set of 2

Norpro Nonstick Dinosaur Pancake/Egg Molds, Set of 2

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Joli Dino
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Online Dinosaur Games

Fun and learning can take place online as well as hands on. These dinosaur games are great fun for kids of all ages. My oldest son loves to play online games and my youngest like to watch his brother play.

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Online Dinosaur Games

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Funschool - Dinosaurs - Games, Printables and Crafts for Kids

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Bubble and Eek
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Dinosaur Videos On Youtube

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Youtube great fun for all ages. I found some really cute dinosaur videos that my kids loved. Don't forget to vote for your favorites!

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Timmy the Triceratops
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Which Jurassic Park Movie Do You Think Is The Best?

How can I talk about dinosaurs without mentioning Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park has always been one of my son's favorite movies. I prefer the origional, what's your favorite?

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Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

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Jurassic Park III (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

Jurassic Park III (Widescreen Collector's Edition)

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The Lost World - Jurassic Park (Full-Screen Collector's Edition)

The Lost World - Jurassic Park (Full-Screen Collector's Edition)

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Dippy the Diplodocus
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Who says dinosaurs are extinct?!

Dinosaur Pictures

There have been some dinosaur sightings on Flickr, have a peek and vote for your favorites.

Dinosaur Walk

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How Did The Dinosaurs Become Extinct?

There's been alot of speculation about how the dinosaurs became extinct and I want to know once and for all who is right. State you belief and back it up. Let's settle this.

How do you think the dinosaurs became extinct?

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Heat, I believe it was the result of fires from a giant meteor landing on earth

southshoretees says:

I think it was the fire from the meteor and the lack of breathable air that killed the dinosaurs. I'm sure it got quite cold after that period due to the dark skies, but I'm guessing they never got to that point. It's an interesting question to ask that I hope science will be able to accurately answer.

a_willow says:

Both theories are probable. So far it's mostly guessing. ;)

Cold, I believe the dinosaurs were killed by a massive freeze

Laniann says:

Because this is the reason I remember hearing the most about. But seems like there are many theories and reasons why.

mysticmama says:

I've never heard of the heat theory, but most scientists say that a major polar shift was probably caused by a major meteorite strike or massive Teutonic plate shifts caused major Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano's etc... which resulted in the Ice age that effectively eliminated the dinosaurs... so I say cold...lmao

 

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Do You Think Dinosaurs Will Be Cloned?

Some people believe that dinosaurs will be cloned, others believe it will never happen. What do you think, what are your predictions?

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Do You Think Dinosaurs Will Be Cloned?

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MissMerFaery predicts:

Yikes! It's possible I guess... but did they learn nothing from Jurassic Park?? Lol!

Laniann predicts:

I hope not!

lakern26 predicts:

I certainly hope not! My boys already imagine that they hear dinosaurs. If they clone them, I'll never get them back to sleep in their own beds!

a_willow predicts:

Well... probably... but not in my lifetime!

luvmyludwig predicts:

Hopefully it'll be after I'm gone

 
 
 

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Recent Dinosaur Blog Posts

Everyone loves dinosaurs even bloggers. Below are some recent blog posts about dinosaurs.

May 25, 2012 @ 5:25 amGiganotosaurus vs. Argentinosaurus from About.com Dinosaurs
Argentinosaurus was one of the largest titanosaurs that ever lived, adults weighing in the neighborhood of 100 tons. Giganotosaurus was a T. Rex-sized theropod that may have hunted in packs. Who com...
May 23, 2012 @ 5:14 amThe Dinosaurs of Montana from About.com Dinosaurs
The state of Montana is virtually synonymous with dinosaurs, yielding numerous specimens of Triceratops, T. Rex, and other famous genera. Here's a look at the most notable dinosaurs discovered in Mo...
May 21, 2012 @ 5:20 amThe Paleozoic Era from About.com Dinosaurs
Stretching from 542 to 250 million years ago, the Paleozoic Era is when the first complex, multicellular life forms appeared on earth, including fish, tetrapods, amphibians, and various types of rep...
May 18, 2012 @ 5:34 amT. Rex vs. Triceratops - Who Wins? from About.com Dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops were two of the most notable dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous period, and they both occupied the same North American territory. Who would come out on top in a battl...
May 16, 2012 @ 5:20 amThe Dinosaurs of Colorado from About.com Dinosaurs
A huge number of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals have been discovered in the state of Colorado, so many that it's easier to list them by type than by genus. See this list of the most notable dinos...
May 14, 2012 @ 5:26 amLife During the Silurian Period from About.com Dinosaurs
The shortest period of the Paleozoic Era, the Silurian marks the time when the first plants and animals colonized dry land. Here's a look at the prehistoric life that could be found on earth during...
May 11, 2012 @ 5:24 amMegalodon vs. Leviathan - Who Wins? from About.com Dinosaurs
Leviathan was a 50-foot-long, 50-ton sperm whale that prowled the waters of Miocene South America. Megalodon was a comparably sized prehistoric shark that occasionally ventured into Leviathan's terr...
May 9, 2012 @ 5:22 amThe Prehistoric Animals of Ohio from About.com Dinosaurs
No dinosaurs have ever been discovered in Ohio, but that doesn't mean this state was totally bereft of prehistoric life. Read more about the prehistoric animals that have been discovered in Ohio.......
May 7, 2012 @ 5:18 amLife During the Devonian Period from About.com Dinosaurs
The Devonian period was crucial to the evolution of life on earth: this was when the first tetrapods climbed onto dry land, and the world's oceans were populated by the bizarre armored fish called p...

T-Rex Monster Head Truck

This is on my son's Christmas list and I thought I'd share it. I think I will get one for each of my sons.

T-Rex Monster Head Truck

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  • MissMerFaery Apr 1, 2011 @ 2:52 pm | delete
    Great fun, I love dinosaurs! Bestowing an April Fools Blessing and lensrolling to my How to Make a Sandwichosaurus lens!
  • DinosaurEgg Aug 13, 2010 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    Great stuff. We have themed days too. Pretty much every day is dinosaur day round here though!
  • southshoretees May 15, 2010 @ 8:09 am | delete
    I was dinosaur obsessed as a child, too. It's no wonder though, these are actual, once living, breathing creatures that roamed the earth, not fake science fiction monsters we've imagined. It's hard to not find them intriguing! Excellent job with this lens, it was a lot of fun.
  • LearningIsFun Nov 9, 2009 @ 2:46 am | delete
    Hi - Great lens and good to see your suggestions for getting your family enjoying dinosaurs. That's what I've tried to do for older children in Dinosaur Discovery; it's my first lens published yesterday and it turns out yours and mine are sort of complimentary. My two children aged 9 and 11 have really enjoyed finding out more about dinosaurs and if we add the two lenses together there's quite a lot for families to enjoy. Really enjoyed your lens - brought back happy memories!
  • oneskms Sep 22, 2009 @ 12:46 pm | delete
    I'd say you had 'mammoths' of fun with your dinosaur day
    Great lens for others too
  • Laniann Aug 26, 2009 @ 4:04 pm | delete
    Sounds like you had a lot of fun on your dinosaur day. Lots of great resources for others to use for their own dinosaur day. 5*s
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