| One of the most commonly used preschool themes is | | | | safety pin or thin knitting needle to poke a hole through |
| dinosaurs, since preschoolers love learning about the | | | | the top of each tooth. |
| giant beasts that roamed the earth thousands of | | | | Give the clay teeth a few days to dry, and once they |
| years ago. The possibilities of the dinosaur preschool | | | | have dried string the teeth on a piece of yarn or string |
| theme are nearly endless, involving a variety of crafts | | | | to form a dinosaur tooth necklace, and let the children |
| and games. The dinosaur preschool theme also allows | | | | wear their necklaces with pride. |
| the instructor the chance to introduce concepts like | | | | Dino Tag and Archeological Dig |
| animals, diet, and archeology. | | | | Next, here are some fun games that can be played |
| The Me-O-Saurus and Shoeceratops crafts | | | | when exploring the dinosaur theme. Try this variation |
| For the dinosaur preschool theme, try one of these fun | | | | on tag called Tyrannosaurus Rex tag. One player is |
| and creative art projects. First, here's a craft called | | | | named the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and everyone else is |
| Me-O-Saurus where the children get to imagine what | | | | a plant-eater. As the Tyrannosaurus Rex chases after |
| they might look like as a dinosaur. This craft requires | | | | the plant-eaters, each time a plant-eater is caught, they |
| large sheets of white paper, markers and crayons, and | | | | sit down. Once all the plant-eaters have been tagged, |
| any other arts and crafts materials on hand in the | | | | the last one to have been tagged becomes the new |
| classroom. To begin, have each child lie down on the | | | | Tyrannosaurus Rex and the game begins again. |
| large sheet of paper and trace their outline on the | | | | Or, try this other variation of Tag called Dinosaur Tag. |
| paper. | | | | The rules are similar to TV Tag: one player is "It", and |
| Next, the children are to imagine what they might look | | | | they chase after the other players. When a player is |
| like as a dinosaur and decorate their paper outline | | | | tagged, they call out the name of a dinosaur that hasn't |
| accordingly with markers, crayons and other art | | | | already been called to save themselves from being |
| materials. After the decoration is complete, cut out | | | | sent to the tar pit, which is an area to the side of the |
| each dinosaur child and put them up on the wall for | | | | playing area. Once all the players are in the tar pit, the |
| display. | | | | last one to arrive becomes "It" and the game begins |
| Or, instead of drawing an outline of each child, they | | | | again. |
| can draw an outline of their shoe on a piece of | | | | Children can pretend to be archeologists with this |
| construction paper and decorate it to look like a | | | | activity called Dinosaur Dig. Bury small plastic dinosaurs |
| triceratops. They can use markers, paint, crayons, or | | | | or dinosaur eggs in the sandbox and give the child a |
| any other art materials to adorn their shoeceratops. | | | | small shovel to dig for dinosaurs. After all the dinosaurs |
| Another fun dinosaur craft is this one called Dinosaur | | | | and eggs have been found, have the child bury them |
| Tooth Necklace. For this craft, give each child a small | | | | again for the next child to discover. |
| amount of modeling clay and have them form tooth | | | | These are just a few of the many ideas you can use |
| shapes from the clay. Make sure they use a large | | | | to teach your dinosaur preschool theme. |