| How to have a Dinosaur Birthday Party Great | | | | Or use construction tape to designate a dig area in |
| Dinosaur Party Invitations One should purchase | | | | your yard. Bury any these items before the party: |
| matching personalized dinosaur party invitations, or | | | | Real or plastic bones, popsicle sticks, small dinosaur |
| make your own with cardstock paper, stickers etc. | | | | toys, or old coins. Provide each child with a small |
| Using pre-cut dinosaur shapes from a teaching supply | | | | shovel or soup spoon and a paint brush to clean their |
| or craft store will make the job even easier. If hand | | | | finds.. The Dinosaur Obstacle Course Set up the |
| delivery is possible, fold a small paper invitation and | | | | course in your back yard or covered patio. Mark a |
| place it into a plastic egg with some rock candy. | | | | starting point and an end. Suggested obstacles... Tires |
| Don't be extinct! Come to ______'s awesome | | | | to jump through dinosaur Swamp, stones to hop on, |
| dinosaur birthday party! Include the party details and | | | | sticks to navigate and dinosaur footprints made with |
| a suggestion to wear play clothes. Awesome | | | | craft foam sheets. At the end of the course, each |
| Dinosaur Decorations Cover your party table with a | | | | player will receive a small prize. The Dinosaur Seek |
| white sheet and paper dinosaur foot prints. Scatter | | | | and Find Before the party trace and cut several |
| the table top with rock candy and some dinosaur | | | | dinosaurs from construction paper or craft foam. |
| fruit snacks. Make a simple centerpiece by tying a | | | | Then, cut the dinosaurs into two puzzle pieces. Hide |
| bouquet of helium balloons to a large plastic or plush | | | | the pieces in the party area. At game time the |
| dinosaur. Tape dinosaur footprints on the walls and | | | | children will each find one piece. then they must find |
| floor. Create a jungle effect by hanging strips of | | | | the player with the matching pieces. The Dinosaur |
| green streamers in varying lengths from the ceiling. | | | | Creative Ideas time Try using paint sponges and kid |
| Place plastic and plush dinosaurs throughout the party | | | | friendly paint to make a dinosaur scene to take |
| area. For advanced decorating, use large sheets of | | | | home or use dinosaur cookie cutters and play dough. |
| butcher paper to make a jungle and/or paint a | | | | Cut a paper dinosaur shape for each child. Supply |
| dinosaur or two. DINOSAUR BIRTHDAY PARTY | | | | tissue paper and white school glue. Show the children |
| GAMES & ACTIVITIES Great Face Painting When | | | | how to tear and crinkle pieces of the tissue paper |
| the party guests arrive paint a small dinosaur or | | | | and then glue it on the dinosaur. Repeat until your |
| dinosaur footprint onto their cheek or hand. The | | | | dinosaur is filled with color. Party Treats Pretzels, |
| Dinosaur Ring Toss SOLID, heavy plastic dinosaurs | | | | popcorn, fruit and sandwiches cut with a bone or |
| are the targets for this game. The rings can be | | | | dinosaur shaped cookie cutter. For more great ideas |
| purchased or easily made with heavy rope and duct | | | | go to |
| tape. Play this game just as you would horse shoes | | | | The first step is to decide exactly what sort of |
| or Ring Toss. Take turns and reward EACH child for | | | | event it will be. Do you want a large gathering with |
| a job well done! The anthropology Dig Time Fill a small | | | | most of your child' friends , or a smaller , more |
| pool with dirt or sand to create the excavation site. | | | | intimate occasion with just a few friend's? |