Kinetic Sand, Dino Dig Playset with 10 Hidden Dinosaur Bones to Discover, for Kids Aged 6 and Up

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Play-Doh is just as much fun as kinetic sand! Here are 25 Genius Ways to use Play-Doh in the Classroom. Kinetic sand activities are just more fun than a dry-erase board! This is an easy, reusable way for kids to practice basic writing.

Use this set of number and symbol dough cutters to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Solve a problem, then wipe the sand smooth and start again.

Dinosaur Dig Dramatic Play

Sensory bins are a clever DIY activity for many reasons. Not only are they fun and can be considered “messy play” for kids, but they also invite kids to use their hands and eyes to learn, play, and make new discoveries.

Pete keeps losing his buttons. Can your students help find them in the kinetic sand bin? This is such a fun activity to accompany Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. ( Find more great Pete the Cat activities here.) Fill up a small plastic bin with Kinetic Beach Sand or regular Kinetic Sand. Both are excellent materials to use, though we prefer the beach sand because it’s more coarse and easier to clean off toys. Amp up the sensory experience by turning kinetic sand into slime. This slime is smooth and stretchy, without feeling quite so “slimy.” Learn how to make it at the link below.I am awful at tidying Adam’s play activities. The next day the Tuff Spot, dinosaurs and diggers were still outside. However, the home made kinetic sand had dried out and had turned into a chalky substance that was hard but turned to dust when you moved it in yours hands. To my surprise Adam acted out the story completely by himself using the repetitive language in the book. He went inside a retrieved the blue container we had used for the swimming pool and set about creating the pool again. Dinosaur Dig is certainly a huge hit in our household! Next, pour your kinetic sand in your sensory table along with some plastic dinosaurs and invite your little learners to start exploring! frames are terrific for building math skills, and using them with kinetic sand makes things a little more fun. I ended up using a total of 1/2 of a cup of water, and the consistency was perfect. Dinosaur Sensory Bin with Kinetic Sand