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Chomping Mechanical Dinosaur Costume and Book Set

$40.75 USD($47.94 value)5.0

Explore the dazzling world of dinosaurs with our Chomping Mechanical DInosaur crate and curated book, Barnum's Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World.
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Project and book will be delivered together.
1. Chomping Mechanical Dinosaur Costume
Get your rawr on — with a big green mechanical dinosaur costume, you build yourself! This costume crate contains everything you need to craft a spiky T. rex head, engineer a fierce felt jaw that snaps shut with the pull of a string, then add a set of matching dino claws to complete the look. Finish off your dino discovery by learning about hinges, rotary motion, and fossil detective work. Ready to dig in?

2. Barnum's Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World
You probably know a thing or two about the world’s most famous dinosaur, the Tyrannosaurus Rex. But have you heard about the scientist who discovered this colossal critter? In this dazzlingly illustrated book of dinos, you’ll follow the true story of paleontologist Barnum Brown. His fascination with fossils led to some groundbreaking discoveries, and he uncovered a number of fossil firsts — including the famed and ferocious T. Rex!

Author: Tracey Fern
ISBN: 978-0374305161
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); Illustrated edition
Number of Pages:40
Format: Hardcover Book

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From the desk of the product designer:

Behind the design

No dinosaur costume is complete without snapping jaws! Explore mechanics to bring this T. rex to life.

- KiwiCo Product Designer

By the numbers

25

Brads needed to construct a 3D dinosaur

3

Jaw pulley prototypes

Many!

Hours spent wearing it around the office


Reviews

5.0

3 reviews

    Betty

    02/02/2022

    Actually, I assume it was great. I accidentally sent it to wrong address and it was not returned. My fault...but I sure hope the person that did keep it enjoyed it as much as my grandson has enjoyed his other boxes.

    Gigi

    11/25/2021

    This was a huge favorite for my 7 year old grandson. He did it all himself too.

    DT

    07/21/2021

    Easy and fun project for your Dino loving kid.