Salt Dough Fossils

Instructions:

1. Get your materials ready from the box: 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, plastic dinosaurs and ½ cup of warm water.

2. Mix the flour, salt, and warm water together to make the salt dough.

3. Make a small ball of dough, then press it flat with the palm of your hand.

4. Gently press a dinosaur toy into the dough.

5. Gently lift the toy up to reveal a cool impression!

6. Line up all your “fossils” on a baking sheet and bake at 250 degrees for 1-2 hours. Remove once they are hard.

InterACTions:

• What do you know about your fossils and dinosaurs? Let’s talk!

• How many fossils did you create? Can you use other objects to create different forms?

• Can you describe each one?

• Can you group them and count them?

• What do you notice about each?