Dinosaur Day / Salt Dough Fossils
Salt Dough Fossils
Children press toy dinosaurs, shells and leaves into salt dough to make fossil prints that dry hard to take home.
How to run it
- Mix two cups of flour, one cup of salt and about one cup of water into a dough.
- Give each child a ball of dough to flatten into a disc.
- Press toy dinosaurs, shells or leaves into the dough to leave an imprint.
- Air-dry for a few days or bake on low with adult supervision, then paint.
You will need
- plain flour
- salt
- water
- toy dinosaurs
- shells and leaves
- paint
Make it easier or harderPre-roll discs for younger children; older children can make a fossil set and label each one.
SafetyRemind children not to eat the dough and check for wheat allergies; adults handle the oven if baking.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4Children explore how fossils form through hands-on making.
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