5 DIY Dinosaur Crafts for a Prehistoric Day of Play

It's been true for 200 million years. Kids love dinosaurs, and so do we! That's why we assembled this list of DIY dinosaur crafts to delight and inspire your favorite paleontologist-in-training. Make fun dinosaur soaps for bath time, create your own fossils using salt dough, or have fun chipping away at a fossil frozen in ice. It's Jurassic fun for children of all ages!

  • Visual aid of how to complete Dinosaur Soap
    Dinosaur Soap

    (Ages 9-16)

    You can make your own all-natural, moisturizing glycerin soap with just one ingredient and a microwave. Then, add in some fun decorations, like tiny dinos, to make bath time a little more fun!

  • Visual aid of how to complete Dinosaur Pencil Toppers

    Go back to school in style with a dinosaur pencil toppers!

  • Visual aid of how to complete Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

    Create your own fossils out of salt dough!

    Looking to spark fun and learning for a young dinosaur-loving adventurer? Use tools to excavate bones just like a real paleontologist with a Paleontologist Starter Kit from the KiwiCo Store!

  • Visual aid of how to complete Dinosaur Hat
    Dinosaur Hat

    (Ages 3-8)

    Dinosaurs are creatures of the past, but you can bring them back to life with this easy, low-mess DIY project! We had so much fun using our imagination to imagine what our dinosaur might look like.

  • Visual aid of how to complete Ice Excavation
    Ice Excavation

    (Ages 3-11)

    Excavate fossils from the comfort of your kitchen table! All you need is a set of fossils from a craft store, a few plastic cups, and a freezer.


Get inspired!