StorePaleontologist Starter Kit

Ages 6+
    • Ages 6+

    Paleontologist Starter Kit

    $29.954.9

    Discover the ins-and-outs of a career in prehistoric exploration! Use tools to excavate bones, then assemble them into a dinosaur skeleton display. Make amazingly detailed fossil impressions with a set of mini dinosaurs, modeling clay, and plaster. Read about the geologic timescale, how fossils are formed, and the on-the-job adventures of a real paleontologist. Then hang up a poster featuring colossal fossil facts and some of the most dazzling dinosaurs of prehistory. Ready to dig in to all things dino?

    Why it’s awesome

    1. Dig into dinos

      What’s inside? Excavate the dino bones and find out!

    2. Hands-on science

      Work with a real chisel, hammer, and mold-making material.

    3. Colossal fossils

      Discover some amazing prehistoric creatures.

    What’s included?

    • excavation block (with bones inside!)

    • mallet

    • chisel

    • brush

    • mess mat

    • air-dry clay 1 oz (28 g)

    • 3 modeling clay packs, each 3 oz (85 g)

    • 3 plaster of Paris packs, each 2 oz (56 g)

    • bone identification sheet

    • support piece

    • 6 paper cups

    • 5 stir sticks

    • 3 mini dinosaurs

    • brown paint 1 fl oz (30 mL)

    • scoop

    • poster

    • 2 illustrated instruction booklets

    • folder of paleontologist information

    Topics explored

    1. Prehistoric creatures

    2. Fossil formation

    3. STEM professions

    Additional details

    From the desk of the product designer:

    Behind the design

    “We knew we HAD to have a dino dig! We're really happy with how it turned out. This is one of my all-time favorite crates.”

    - KiwiCo Product Designer

    By the numbers

    34

    Number of T. rexes excavated

    1!

    Real-life paleontologists interviewed

    Reviews

    4.9

    46 reviews

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      Ben

      04/07/2023

      My 5 year old daughter loved this kit! She enjoyed the excavation the most. The paleontologist notebook was also really cool! We also enjoyed making the dinosaur imprints.

      Chris

      02/15/2023

      My nephew loved this kit!

      Shaun

      01/28/2023

      This was hands down my kid’s favorite kit so far. She normally discards the books and gets right into it. She couldn’t get enough! I even had fun getting whacked with the mallet. She loved the book and chart. Especially the one that showed the size difference between kids and dinos.

      Julie

      01/22/2023

      In the 2 years we have gotten Kiwi boxes this was by far the best!! She loved every second of completing this box!!! 10/10 loved this box!!

      Katie's Grandma

      01/03/2023

      The rubber dinosaur parts don't stay together especially the feet but otherwise really cute

      Thomas

      12/27/2022

      My 5 year old received this for Christmas and loved it! He needed help with the fossils and putting the dinosaur together but was able to dig up all the bones independently

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