Dinosaur Themed Playdate

Lots of streamers (may have went overboard) but I was going for a jungle look with red lava

This was the Dinosaur Sensory Bin play area (my mom lended me her house plants for a more jungle feel)

For every party I throw, I cover our coffee table with easel or butcher paper, and set out a bowl of crayons, just for a fun extra element to the party. For this party, I freehanded a brontosaurus and my friend did a T-Rex for me (because I would not have been able to pull that one off!) I had them laminated and then picked up some of those new dry erase crayons so they could color the dinosaurs and then I'm able to wipe them clean afterward and start anew!

Yay for friends who draw better than you do! haha! Seriously Tiffany (a fellow themed party lover, crafty, artsy, wonderful momma) did a great job! Visit her blog for lots of fun and educational ideas for toddlers!

I velcro'd the T-Rex to the fridge.

I keep window markers in L's bathroom at all times, but I wanted to welcome our friends to use them!

These "Dinosaur Eggs" were the playdate favors. These were made using homemade COFFEE DOUGH.

Since they are easy to break open, I stuck prizes inside them (either mini dinosaurs or plastic diamonds) for the kids to "excavate" and find.

Each child got their own dinosaur egg

L opening his dinosaur egg

Some of my friends have sent me pictures of their kids opening their dinosaur egg!

"M" opening her egg

Its a baby dinosaur!

"G" opening his egg

Its a diamond!

Party Food and Drinks

(which regrettably I didn't get pictures of)

Dinosaur shaped pb&j's

Dino Eggs in the Nest (grapes on shredded lettuce)

Lava Juice (red fruit punch)

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Make Your Own "Dinosaur Egg" or "Treasure Rock" with Coffee Dough

You can call these "dinosaur eggs" or "treasure rocks"

but one thing is for sure...

your kids will LOVE them!

My son is VERY much into Dinosaurs and so I recently had a dinosaur themed playdate for L's pals. I made these dinosaur eggs as playdate favors for the kids who came.

What you Need

(This recipe is for a small batch. I quadrupled this recipe to make lots of dino eggs)

    •1 cup flour

    •1 cup used coffee grinds.

We don't drink coffee so I called Starbucks and asked them to save me some coffee grinds. They saved me an hour's worth, which was PLENTY!

•1/2 cup salt

•1/4 cup sand

•3/4 cup water

•mixing bowl

•small plastic toy dinosaurs or other treasures

I used small plastic dinosaurs and plastic diamonds

What you Do

Make sure you've dried out your coffee grinds beforehand.

 I let it set out overnight. Our house smelled delicious!

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.

2. Slowly add the water and knead with your hands until the mixture is like bread dough.

(You may need to add more flour and sand to make it a dough-y consistency.

 I added MUCH more flour and sand and it still baked out fine)

3. When the Coffee Dough is at a very moldable state, shape your "dino eggs" or "treasure rocks" however you'd like. If you are putting trinkets in them, youll take your trinket and basically shape your rock around it, adding more dough to cover exposed parts of the toy.

4. You can air dry these for several days OR bake them on a cookie sheet at 150 degrees for about 15-20 or until you poke them and they arent soft anymore.

(My dino eggs were fairly large, so I baked them for about 45 minutes)

Here are the Dinosaur Eggs from my Dinosaur Themed Playdate

I arranged them in a "nest"

The kids took them home in plastic baggies

Pictures of my son opening his "Dinosaur Egg"

Here's a few pictures that some of my friends from our

 Dinsoaur Themed Playdate sent me of their kids opening their egg

"M"

Its a baby dinosaur!

"G"

Its a diamond!

 

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