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WEEK THREE: DIY Summer Camp: Find Your Family Fun® : The Jurassic Era

Didn't get registered? Camps Full? Make your own summer camp with Macaroni Kid!

By Sarah Hauge, Publisher, Macaroni Kid, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Centennial June 16, 2021


Bring the excitement of summer camp to your own home with our specially curated family-friendly itinerary of themed activities. We've created a sample schedule to help you brainstorm ideas that will work best for your family.


This week, find your family fun® with the JURASSIC ERA.

Fossil Cookies

Ingredients: no-spread cookie mix, cookie-cutter, toy dinosaurs

1. Make your favorite batch of no-spread cookie dough.
2. While the dough is raw, use toy dinosaurs to imprint various shapes. REMOVE the dinosaur before baking!
3. Bake cookies according to the recipe directions. 

Books

Don’t Forget Dexter! By Lindsay T. Ward
No, No Dinos! Peek and Counting Book by Bendon
Noisy Dinosaurs by Jonathan Litton
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs by Catherine D. Hughes and Franco Tempesta
Photo credit: Nicole Hoeper, Macaroni Kid CO Springs

Fizzy Eggs

Supplies needed: baking soda, water, gel food coloring, plastic dinosaurs

Get the step-by-step instructions here.

Photo credit: Nicole Hoeper, Macaroni Kid CO Springs

Paper Plate Dino

Supplies needed: paper plate, toilet paper tube, coloring supplies, googly eyes, glue

1. Color the front and back sides of a paper plate.
2. Cut the plate in half. Save one half for the body. Use the other half to cut out spikes, head, and tail.
3. Cut toilet paper tube in half. Cut slits wide enough to attach the dino's body. 

Photo credit: Nicole Hoeper, Macaroni Kid CO Springs

Handprint Dinos

Supplies needed: paint, black permanent marker, paper, embellishments

1. Add paint to the palm of your child’s hand.
2. With fingers spread apart, gently press your child's hand onto a sheet of paper like a stamp.
3. Use extra paint and embellishments to add features like spikes or a tail.

Postcards

Download your FREE printable postcards here.

Print the designs on cardstock paper. Color and cut out your artwork. Address and stamp your postcards, and then send them to family and friends.


Want to show us your celebration of the Jurassic era? We'd love to see your photos! Be sure to tag @macaronikid on social media so we can see how you've brought the joy of summer camp into your own home.




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