Our blog post Setting up small world play for kids has been so popular, we thought we would break it down into different types of small worlds. Today’s theme is dinosaurs.
Small world play gives kids wonderful opportunities to act out real or imagined stories using small objects that can fit into a small play space.
You could use small plastic dinosaur toys in your small worlds, or you could make your own eco-friendly dinosaurs from felt and clothespins or recycled cardboard tubes/boxes.
Make your own dinosaurs for small world play:
Felt clothespin dinosaurs from Crafts by Amanda
Cardboard dinosaur craft from Parenting Chaos
Toilet roll dinosaurs from The Craft Train
In these dinosaur small world play spaces you will find:
- sand, soil/potting mix
- play dough and cloud dough
- dried beans
- coloured gravel, pebbles, rocks and stones
- driftwood, moss, small plants and trees, wood slices
- shells
- coloured glass gems
- wooden blocks and pegs
- fabric scraps, felt, pom poms and ribbons
- aluminium foil, cellophane, paper and paper cups
- recycled cardboard boxes, tubes, bottles, jars, lids and egg cartons
Make your own dinosaur small world play spaces:
Dinosaur small world play from Simple Everyday Mom
Contents: sand, coloured gravel, small rocks, moss, miniature trees, water
Dinosaur sensory bin from Fantastic Fun and Learning
Contents: sand, dried beans, coloured glass gems, small pebbles and rocks, shells, moss, small eggs, miniature trees
Dinosaur play dough kit from Mama Papa Bubba
Contents: play dough, miniature trees, driftwood, blue glass gems, small rocks and pebbles
Dinosaur small world in a box from Messy Little Monster
Contents: recycled cardboard box, cloud dough, paper cup, aluminium foil, red ribbon, miniature trees, pine cones
DIY dinosaur habitat from Sunny Day Family
Contents: green felt, wooden bowl, recycled egg carton, mulch, sticks, leaves, tree clippings
Dinosaur succulent garden from The Craft Train
Contents: round terracotta pot, potting mix, large, medium and small rocks, succulents, blue glass gems
Dinosaur small world tyre from Play at Home Teacher
Contents: recycled tyre, soil, compost, small plants, wood slices, rocks, gravel
Make a dinosaur garden from Picklebums
Contents: potting mix, small plants, aluminium foil, rocks and small pebbles, small sticks, printable dinosaurs
Paper mache dinosaur cave from Crayon Box Chronicles
Contents: recycled materials – paper, bottles, jars, lids, cardboard tubes; moss, rocks, blue glass gems and paper
Dinosaur small world with homemade volcanoes from Still Playing School
Contents: recycled egg cartons and cardboard tubes, paper, rocks/stones
Dinosaur small world from Play Adventures
Contents: blue play silk/fabric, rocks/stones, recycled cardboard tubes, green cellophane
Small world dinosaur play from Childhood 101
Contents: recycled cardboard, aluminium foil, clay, small rocks, fabric, wooden blocks and pegs, paper
Cardboard box small world play from The Imagination Tree
Contents: recycled cardboard box, small rocks/pebbles
Dinosaur small world from Little Worlds, Big Adventures
Contents: green blanket, hard cover book, wooden bowl, basket, fabric scraps, stones, sticks, leaves, pine cones, driftwood, shells, glass gems
Dino world play mat from Fun at Home with Kids
Contents: felt, sandpaper, shells, sticks, moss, pine needles, pom poms
You can find heaps more fun small world play ideas on our Pinterest page here and dinosaur craft ideas here.
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