Dinosaur Dig:

• Items: Sand, toy dinosaurs, brushes.

• Make leprechaun rocks (call them dinosaur rocks and hide a dinosaur in them.)See details for leprechaun rocks.

You can create your own paleontology kit to use with these fossil rocks. Here are some suggestions:

• small kids hammer or kids geological hammer

• magnifying glass

• brushes

How do you make your own dinosaur fossil rocks?

• 1/2 cup of brewed coffee (room temperature or cold) CAN YOU USE WATER AND FOOD COLORING?

• 1 cup of used coffee grounds COULD YOU USE DIRT OR SMALL ROCK?

• 1 cup of flour

• 1/2 cup of salt

Step 1: Add the coffee grounds, flour, salt and about half of the brewed coffee to a bowl and mix together. Add the rest of the brewed coffee in slowly, as needed, to form a slightly sticky dough

Step 2: Form the dough around your dinosaur and shape it to look like a rock. To make it look realistic, give it an uneven, or rough texture. You can also leave a part of the dinosaur sticking out if you’d lik

Step 3: Place your "fossils" out in the sun to dry.

Step 4: After the fossils have dried, let kids break them open with a rock or a small hammer.