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Kids craft: How to make a dinosaur playscape
It's the weekend! Time to get outside and enjoy the sunshine (well, that's how things are looking here in Sydney after a week of rain and storms).
I thought I'd give you a quick peek into one of the fun things I love making with my dinosaur-obsessed four-year-old son, Harry. Over here at the Treehouse, our house backs onto the bush, and it makes for fun foraging adventures. Take a few dinosaurs with us, and we're in prehistoric territory.
He also loves to hunt for 'treasure' to bring back home with us, and right now, we're loving moss-covered rocks and twigs.
At home, he paints a 'backdrop' for his prehistoric landscape, and I stick it to the wall with washi tape (easy to take down, you see). Then he gets to work arranging his moss-covered stones, pebbles, twigs - and some of my succulents - until he's created the perfect dinosaur habitat. Roooooaaar!
And all of the gorgeous moss and plants means it doesn't look bad on our sidetable, either!
I didn't get any pics this time, but he also loves making a volcano out of play-doh, and he sometimes makes a lake so his dinosaurs can have a nice drink. The lake usually takes the form of a piece of blue felt he's cut out himself, or sometimes we'll fill a jam jar lid with water for extra realism.
I always pull a few of his dinosaur books out too, so he can get some more ideas for his creative play. And sometimes they serve as part of a diorama, acting as a backdrop to all the action.
It's a fun way to spend the morning, and it's got great educational value as your child learns through play. It ticks off a heap of skills (hello gold-star parenting to make up for guilt-ridden TV/iPad time): gross motor skills (running and scrambling over rocks in the bush); learning about plants and dinosaurs; thinking creatively; story-telling, fine motor skills; etc.
You don't need the bush on your doorstep, either. Look around your own backyard, or take a walk to the local park. And if your little one isn't into dinosaurs, you could always create a landscape for jungle animals, or a magical forest for pixies and fairies.
Tell me: what are some of the things you love making with your child/ren?
Need more inspiration? Take a look at all of our kids craft tutorialshere.
Photography and styling by Lisa Tilse for We Are Scout.
This post was originally published on We Are Scout.
It's the weekend! Time to get outside and enjoy the sunshine (well, that's how things are looking here in Sydney after a week of rain and storms).
I thought I'd give you a quick peek into one of the fun things I love making with my dinosaur-obsessed four-year-old son, Harry. Over here at the Treehouse, our house backs onto the bush, and it makes for fun foraging adventures. Take a few dinosaurs with us, and we're in prehistoric territory.
He also loves to hunt for 'treasure' to bring back home with us, and right now, we're loving moss-covered rocks and twigs.
At home, he paints a 'backdrop' for his prehistoric landscape, and I stick it to the wall with washi tape (easy to take down, you see). Then he gets to work arranging his moss-covered stones, pebbles, twigs - and some of my succulents - until he's created the perfect dinosaur habitat. Roooooaaar!
And all of the gorgeous moss and plants means it doesn't look bad on our sidetable, either!
I didn't get any pics this time, but he also loves making a volcano out of play-doh, and he sometimes makes a lake so his dinosaurs can have a nice drink. The lake usually takes the form of a piece of blue felt he's cut out himself, or sometimes we'll fill a jam jar lid with water for extra realism.
I always pull a few of his dinosaur books out too, so he can get some more ideas for his creative play. And sometimes they serve as part of a diorama, acting as a backdrop to all the action.
It's a fun way to spend the morning, and it's got great educational value as your child learns through play. It ticks off a heap of skills (hello gold-star parenting to make up for guilt-ridden TV/iPad time): gross motor skills (running and scrambling over rocks in the bush); learning about plants and dinosaurs; thinking creatively; story-telling, fine motor skills; etc.
You don't need the bush on your doorstep, either. Look around your own backyard, or take a walk to the local park. And if your little one isn't into dinosaurs, you could always create a landscape for jungle animals, or a magical forest for pixies and fairies.
Tell me: what are some of the things you love making with your child/ren?
Need more inspiration? Take a look at all of our kids craft tutorials here.
Photography and styling by Lisa Tilse for We Are Scout.
This post was originally published on We Are Scout.
