Five Ideas for a Dinosaur Birthday Party
Dinosaurs are truly fascinating creatures. Despite being prehistoric, we've been able to learn a great deal about dinosaurs which is often taught in elementary school. It's no wonder your child keeps asking for a dinosaur birthday party. Check out these five ideas as well as another post with dinosaur party ideas.
- Kick off the dinosaur theme with a cool dinosaur party invitation. Make it your own by customizing the colors, fonts, ribbons, and text.
- Have the kids play paleontologist. Instead of looking for fossils, however, show them how to make fossils. Use clay and have the kids make an imprint in the clay (with leaves, sticks, shells, etc). Once they've made the imprint, let it dry. When it dries, rub on a bit shoe polish and acrylic sealer for the kids to take home.
- Use brown bags, pipe cleaner and construction paper to have the kids make dinosaur puppets. Never underestimate a child's imagination so give them the tools to make a fearless triceratops or a friendly stegosaurous.
- Play "Don't Drop the Dinosaur Egg," a game in which there are two team and each team needs to complete a relay back and forth carrying an egg on a spoon. True dinosaur eggs are slightly larger than the average egg, but use what you've got.
- Instead of a cake, how about dinosaur shaped cookies! Using cookie cutters and different color frosting, you can get the birthday boy to help make these special treats for his guests.
Penelope