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The Lost Dino Egg

A shared adventure for a small crew

Energy
Calm
Duration
2h 00m
Age
5 yrs
Crew
4 kids
Location
Indoor
Prep
90 min
Section 02

Party Schedule

Two hours, five beats. Two deep creative blocks separated by a food break.

ARRIVAL· 0:00 – 0:10
Welcome to the Research Station
DEEP BLOCK · 30 MIN· 0:15 – 0:45
The Fossil Dig
FOOD + REST· 0:45 – 1:15
Dino Cookie Lab + Snack
DEEP BLOCK · 30 MIN· 1:15 – 1:45
Build the Dino Habitat
THE REVEAL· 1:45 – 1:55
The Egg Hatch
Section 03

🎙 Facilitation Guide

You're the Lead Researcher sitting on the floor with them. Here's what to say.

1The Briefing (0:10)
"Paleontologists — sit down, this is important. One of our dinosaur eggs is missing…"
2The Fossil Dig (0:15–0:45)
"Each of you has your own dig site. Inside the soil: bones, gems, and one clue card."
3Build the Habitat (1:15–1:45)
"We need a safe home for the baby dinosaur — before we find the egg."
Section 04

🛒 Shopping List

Total budget: roughly $30–45. Most from home or a dollar store.

🦴 Fossil Dig Station
  • 4 deep plastic trays
  • 4 lbs rice + green dye
  • Plastic bones (×20)
  • Scoops & tweezers
🏠 Habitat Building
  • 1 large cardboard box
  • Green tissue, blue cellophane
  • 8–12 dino figures
  • Glue sticks, tape
🥚 Egg Hatch
  • 4 small balloons + tissue
  • 4 tiny dino figures
  • 4 birth certificates
🍪 Food + Extras
  • Dino cookies (×8)
  • Icing — green, brown
  • 4 magnifying glasses
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