Dinosaur fossils are great fun and simple to make. They can be used to entertain in so many different ways. Hide them around the garden or sand pit for little explorers to find. Crafty kids can paint and decorate their fossils and make gifts, garden ornaments or jewellery out of them. You could even make a puzzle game and get the kids to match the dinosaur figures to the correct fossil.
We made our Dinosaur fossils using this simple Salt Dough recipe.
1 cup of plain flour
1/2 cup of salt
1/2 cup of water
Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl
Add the water a little at a time until the mixture starts clumping together like the picture above. You may not use the whole amount. (the mixture should not be soggy)
Squish the mixture into a ball the same as you would when making cookies. The dough should not be sticky. If it is add a little more flour.
Flatten a bit of dough with a rolling pin or your hand.
Use some toy dinosaurs and squish them into the dough to make a imprint.
Put your fossils onto a try and bake in a oven at the lowest temperature for 3 hours. Alternatively pop them in the microwave for 3 minutes. If they are still soft pop them in for anouth 30 seconds and repeat until ready. For best results I would recommend using the oven.
