For those who live around the Chicagoland Area, Brookfield Zoo has a Dinosaur Exhibit going on through October. They have Life-Size Dinosaurs, which the children can make them move and make noise with a touch of a button. Check it out at: http://www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Events/Dinosaurs-Alive!.aspx
Also for those who live in bigger cities, check your local museums around your area which should also have Dinosaurs.
Most of the supplies needed for this week can be found at Target, Hobby Lobby (don't forget coupon for % off), Wal-Mart, dollar stores and most craft stores.
Target is now marking their school supplies down by 30% now, so now is a great time to stock up on things like:
- Markers
- Crayons
- Ruler
- Construction Paper
- Glue
- Paint
- Index Cards
- Tape
- Anything else needed for crafts
Supplies needed for Crafts and Activities:
- index cards (3x5)
- foam book (per child)
- foam letters
- paper plates
- ribbon
- 2 large cardboard pieces (8x10) (need 2 per child)
- balloons
- newspaper
- flour
- rice
- print out 2 of each dinosaur on this website
- dinosaur mosaic art kit (found a hobby lobby or dollar tree)
- excavation kit (Target in $1 section or dollar tree)
- dinosaur coloring pages (print out or buy coloring book)
- paint (we used green and yellow)
- growing dinosaurs (the kind you put in water and they grow bigger)(dollar tree)
- plastic Easter eggs
- small dinosaurs
- chocolate chip cookies
- large poster board
- dinosaur foam stickers
- different color foam with a sticky-back (for mosaic art work)
- Balloons
- Straws
- Paper Plates
- Feathers
- Paint- Gold
- Cup and Spoon
- Hard- Boiled Eggs or Plastic Eggs
- Yarn
- Cardboard
- Glue
- Print out Dinosaur Award or Certificate or even t-shirt iron-ons
Supplies Needed For Thirsty For Knowledge Thursday:
- Index Cards
- Foam Book (about 4x6 book, can be found at hobby lobby and dollar tree)(per child)
- Foam Numbers
- 5 Sheets of Card Stock(per child)
- Yarn
- Hole Puncher
- Pictures of Things in Sets of One or Two
- 2 8x10cardboard pieces
- Glue
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Oranges
- Skewers
- Pick Your Own Easy Bake Recipe from: http://www.eborecipes.com/Recipes/R124.htm You can use these recipes even if you don't have an easy bake oven. Its fun for the kids to measure, pour and mix things.
- Create-A-Dino Gummies by General Mills (found at grocery stores)
- Dinos and Shark Gummies(found at Hy-Vee)
- Diego's Great Dinosaur Rescue Gummies by Kellogg
- Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets(Aldi's, Krogers, Hy-Vee)
- Dinosaur Sandwich Cutter(Walmart in bread section)
- Ice cube tray
- Fruit Juice
- Jello (Easter Egg Molds are great with this one)
- Chicken Wings (Meat Eaters)
- Variety of Vegetables(Plant Eaters)
- Hamburgers (Brontosaurs Burgers)
- Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Dinosaur Dinners by D.K. Reader by Lee Davis
- Dinosaur's Day by D.K. Reader by Lee Davis
- Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
- The Usborne Little Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
- T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty
- Dino Hockey by Lisa Wheeler
- Dancing Dinos go to School by Sally Lucas
- The Day the Dinosaurs died by Charlotte Lewis Brown
- How do Dinosaurs play with their friends by Jane Yolen
- How do Dinosaurs say good night? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
- How do Dinosaurs eat their food? by Jane Yolen
- How do Dinosaurs clean their room? by Jane Yolen
- How to Dinosaurs get well soon? by Jane Yolen
- Digging up Dinosaurs by Aliki
- Dinosaur Eggs by Jennifer Dussling
- Dinosaurs! A spot-the-difference puzzle book by Steve Parker
- What did Dinosaurs eat? by Elizabeth Macleod
- Find out about Dinosaurs by John Cooper
- Fossil DK EyeWitness Books by Dr. Paul D Taylor
- Dinosaurs (My World) by Dr. Alvin Granowsky
- Triceratops by Lara Bergen
- T-Rex by K.S. Rodriguez
- The Magic School Bus in the time of the Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole
- Readers Digest Pathfinders, Dinosaurs, by Paul Willis
- Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs by Robert Sabuda and Mattew Reinhart (pop-up book)
- All Land Before Time Videos
- Diego's Great Dinosaur Rescue
- New Show on PBS called Dino Train
- Dinosaur
- Magic Tree House The Busasaurus
- Dinotopia
- Dink, the little dinosaur
- Check your TV guide for all dinosaur shows, they have been having a ton lately.
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