How would you and your child like to make your own fossil imprints at your home? All this with the easily-available materials at home. Introduce your little one to the concept of fossils while engaging them in a fun activity of making fossil keepsakes. Take a look at the incredible earth fossil imprints activity video below to know more.
Parental Involvement: Low
Duration: 20 minutes
Skills Acquired: Creativity, Sensory, Concentration
Materials
- Container
- Flour
- Salt
- Water
- Small objects
Instructions For Incredible Earth Fossil Imprints Activity
- Make some dough.
- Roll two separate balls and flatten them.
- Press a small object into the rolled out dough and remove it to create an impression.
- Similarly, create another imprint with another object.
- Leave them aside to dry.
The fossil imprints are now ready!
Ask your child to make a few more imprints using different materials. Have a discussion about the fossils. Let them pretend to be an explorer looking for fossils.
Your child’s tactile sense enhances when they explore with dough to make fossil imprints Pretend play improves their creativity and confidence.
Activity done by Vishwajeet