Preschool Paleontologists

Materials Needed:
Small tote
Sand (Enough to fill tote ¾ full)
Plastic or wooden bones from a dinosaur model
Miniature plastic dinosaurs
Plastic eggs
Trowels, small shovels and toothbrushes
Paper towels

What to Do:
Fill plastic eggs with miniature dinosaurs.
Fill tote ¼ full with sand, add some dinosaur bones and eggs and then fill tote ½ full with sand. Add remaining bones and eggs and fill to about ¾ full with sand.
Give children trowels, small shovels, and toothbrushes to use in their "dig".
Explain to the children that the toothbrush should be used to gently brush the sand off their find.
Explain the job of a paleontologist.
Place paper towels beside the tote for the children to place their finds.