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Read on for awesome ideas on how to throw a Dinosaur Cove birthday party:

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Get the children to explore Dinosaur Cove just like Jamie and Tom with a fun fossil treasure hunt game. (You could even make card fossil finders if you have time!) • Theaimofthetreasurehuntistofindclues

whichhelpleadthechildrentothetreasure.Anadultgivesthechildrenthefirstclue,whichleadsthechildrentoalocation,whichhasaclueleadingtoanotherlocation,andsoonuntiltheyreachthetreasure.

• Thecluesarewrittenon‘fossils’tofitwiththethemeoftheDinosaurCoveparty.

• Thetreasurehuntcouldtakeplaceinside,outside,orboth,dependingonthelocationandtimeofyear.

• Printoutthefossilimageprovidedonthenextpage,andwriteyourcluesontheback.Itworkswellifthecluesrhyme,e.g.‘Wherecouldyourfirstcluebe?Lookbythetree.’

• Aimforaround10clues,andhidethemaroundthehouse/garden.Remembernottohidethemtoohighupforlittlearmstoreach!

• It’sagoodideatosplitthechildrenintoteamsifitisalargegroup.

• Thefinal‘treasure’shouldbesomethingallthechildrencanenjoy,e.g.chocolatecoins.

Party Games

AddaDinosaurCovetwisttoclassicpasstheparcel.Wraptheparcelwithdinosaurwrappingpaperandusedinosaur-themedprizeswithinyourlayers,suchasdinosaur-shapedsweetsandsmalltoys.

A Dinosaur Cove twist on the classic ‘Simon Says…’ party game. • Oneplayerstandsatthefrontandactsas

JamieorTom.• Theytelltherestoftheplayerstoactout

variousdinosaurmovements(e.g.puttingyourclawsup,roaring,stomping).Theplayersshouldonlyfollowtheinstructionifitisprecededbythephrase‘Jamie/Tomsays…’

For example, if the player at the front says: ‘Jamie says…flap your wings like a pterodactyl’ then the rest of the players should follow the instruction. Any player who doesn’t follow the instruction is out of the game.

If the player at the front only says: ‘flap your wings like a pterodactyl’ then the rest of the players should NOT follow the instruction. Any player who does follow the instruction is out of the game.

• Thegamecanbemadeharderbygivingtheinstructionsveryquicklyoneaftertheother.

Checklist:•Largesheetofpaper•Colouringmaterialstodraw

theT-Rexandhistail•Self-adhesivetack•Blindfold/scarf

•GetcreativeanddrawabigpictureofaT-Rexontoalargesheetofpaper(minusitstail).Ifyoudon’thavetime,usetheT-Reximagewe’veprovidedonthenextpage.

•Stickthisonthewall.•Thendrawitstailonaseparatepieceofpaper

withablobofself-adhesivetackatthebase.•Duringthegame,blindfoldthechildren,spin

themaroundthreetimes,andthengetthemtostickthetailontoyourT-Rexwheretheythinkitshouldgo.

•Markeachchild’splacewithacrossandtheirinitials,andwhoeverisclosesttoplacingitcorrectlywins!

PinthetailontheT-Rex

PASSTHEPARCEL

FOSSILTREASUREHUNT

Jamie/TomSays...

Pinthetail ontheT-Rex Template

Use this fossil image to create your Dinosaur Cove fossil treasure hunt:

• Printoutthissheet10times.

• Cutthefossilshapesout.

• Writeyourcluesontheback.

• Hidethemaroundthehouse/garden.

Fossiltreasurehunt

Party Foodfitforaravenousraptor

•Makearegularbiscuitmixofyourchoice.

•Onceyouhavedividedthemixtureintobiscuitsizedpiecesandflattenedthemreadyfortheoven,pressplasticinsectshapesintothedough,thenremovethemtoleaveinsectimpressions.•Chillinthefridgefor

30minutesbeforebaking.

Fossilbiscuits

You will need: •100gplainchocolate •50gmargarine

•2tablespoonsgoldensyrup •150gplaindigestivebiscuits

To make the dinosaur poo:

•Putthebiscuitsinalargefreezerbagandtiethebagshut.Usingarollingpin,bashthebiscuitsintocrumbs.•Breakupthechocolateintopiecesandputtheminasaucepan.Heatthepanonalowtemperatureuntilthechocolatehasmelted.•Stirthemargarineandsyrupintothemeltedchocolate.•Takethesaucepanofftheheat.Pourthebiscuitcrumbsintothechocolatemixtureandstirtogether.•Scoopuphandfulsofthemixtureandshape

themtolooklikedroppings.Placethemonabakingtrayandchillforanhour

inthefridge.

•Makeasandwichofyourchoice.•Cutinhalfdiagonally,usingazigzagcutting

patterntomakethestegosaurusback‘spikes’.•Arrangethetwohalvesintoastegosaurusshape.

•Makeasmallholeforthestegosauruseye.•Addcarrotsticksforlegs!

Stegosaurus sandwiches

eDIBledinosaurpoo!

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