Fun and Interactive Dinosaur Activities for Preschoolers

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Do you have a child who loves dinosaurs? Maybe you’re looking for a great activity to do for a preschool dinosaur theme. One of my very favorite preschool themes to teach kids of all ages is dinosaurs! I currently have a five year old who is dinosaur obsessed, so I’m going to show you all of the fun preschool dinosaur activities I’m planning to do with him in our homeschool!

Dinosaur Preschool Theme

D is for dinosaur

If you’re looking for a theme for young kids that is lots of fun, you’ll definitely want to plan a dinosaur theme. There are just so many different activities you can plan for an entire week of fun! We did a D is for Dinosaur theme a few years ago with My Father’s World and it was so much fun!

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    Dinosaur Songs

    We really enjoy singing a song or two when learning about a new theme.

    We are the Dinosaurs – The Laurie Berkner Band

    The Dinosaurs Song

    The Dinosaur Song by Blippi

    Dinosaur Crafts

    If you’re looking for an awesome dinosaur craft that young children will go crazy for, you need to try these cool marble painting dinosaurs. My kids love that they can go crazy making their dinosaurs look however they want!

    We are big fans of paper plate crafts around here. There is just so much you can do with a paper plate! These paper plate dinosaurs are so cute! My son really loves the long necks, so having a fun dinosaur activity he can do just for that brontosaurus dinosaur!

    Dinosaur Sensory Play

    Fizzing Dinosaur Eggs – This has got to be one of the coolest sensory activities. You’ll make dinosaur eggs out of baking soda and make sure you form the eggs around small plastic dinosaurs. Kids LOVE to use eye droppers to break down the eggs and reveal the dinosaurs inside!

    My kids love sensory play. This adorable dinosaur sensory bin looks like so much fun! You could even add some small plastic eggs with small toy dinosaurs in them inside this sensory bin for a fun dinosaur scavenger hunt!

    Dinosaur Washing Activity – This activity is super fun to do with little kids!

    Printable Dinosaur Activities

    Dinosaur alphabet printable

    I have some dinosaur lovers in my house who really enjoy fine motor activities such as my Dinosaur alphabet printable. In this activity kids work on letter recognition skills by hunting for the matching letters!

    Anyone else have kids who love coloring pages? I think coloring pages are the easiest activities to give to kids. I have some color by number dinosaur printables available here on the website that my kids think is just a fun activity. These dinosaur coloring pages look like a lot of fun, too!

    Printable dinosaur activities

    Practice fine motor skills with this printable dinosaur activity pack!

    Dinosaur Math Activities

    Counting Dinosaur Tracks – Dinosaur tracks playdough math mats are super fun for little hands. You can play dough and plastic dinosaur toys to make dinosaur tracks and count them!

    DIY Dinosaur Tangrams– If your kids love Tangrams, they will love this fun tangram activity! You will have to make this activity yourself, but it will be worth it!

    Dinosaur Math Puzzles – These printable math puzzles are very fun for little hands to put together! These will go great with your dinosaur theme.

    Dinosaur Literacy Activities

    Dinosaur Letter Recognition Activity – Feed the dino the letters and learn all about letter recognition!

    Dinosaur Word Picture Cards – If your child wants to learn the names of different dinosaurs, these fun dinosaur word picture cards are super fun to use!

    Dinosaur Rhyming Time – Let your preschoolers match up the dinosaur rhymes!

    Dinosaur Snacks

    No preschool theme is complete without some cute and fun snacks! I really love these dinosaur snacks from Mrs. Plemon’s Kindergarten. You can make dinosaur bones snack, a fruit stegosaurus and much more!

    Dinosaur Gross Motor Activities

    Who doesn’t love a good dinosaur stomp? My kids really enjoy these roll and move games. They are the perfect gross motor activity because they get kids moving in all sorts of fun ways!

    Dinosaur Pretend Play

    Have a little paleontologist on your hands? Dinosaur pretend play is so much fun! I got my son this fun dinosaur small world play set and it is hands down a favorite toy of all of my young kids.

    Dinosaur Books

    Dinosaur Books for Preschool

    These fun dinosaur themed books are perfect for preschoolers!

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