🦕 The Dinosaur Egg: facilitator kit
Kids 4–8 · 15–25 minutes · Level: Easy · 6 stages
Opening story: A giant egg was found in the garden! For the baby dinosaur to hatch, someone has to say the right magic code. Let’s solve the clues! Mummy Dinosaur left clues along the way, and she is counting on you.
Setup
- A big “egg” (a ball wrapped in paper, or a box)
- Big and small paper footprints
- A toy dinosaur for the surprise
- A sheet with the code for checking
- Print the 6 stage cards and put them in order, or hide each card around the room so every answer leads to the next one.
- Read the opening story to the group and start a timer.
- When the group gets stuck, give one hint from the table, one at a time.
- Spread 4 big footprints and 3 small ones on the floor so the children can walk on them and count.
- Sing the song in station 3 together and stop at the missing part.
- Hide the toy dinosaur inside the “egg” for the big reveal.
Answers and hints (facilitator only)
| Stage | Answer / code | Hints |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Footprints in the sand | 7 | Start at 4 and keep counting: 5, 6… |
| 2. The color of the egg | green | Go outside and look at the grass. |
| 3. The dinosaur song | hush | After every two ROARs there is always… |
| 4. Warm-up route · Counting the stars | 4 | Point at each star and say a number out loud. · Start at 1 and keep going to the last star. |
| 5. Warm-up route · The color lock | red | Think of a tomato. What color is it? · 🍅 |
| 6. The egg hatches | 76 | 1 plus 4 plus 1. · Write the number of footprints first. |
Read at the end: CRACK! The egg hatched and out came a tiny dinosaur, who said his very first word: “Cake?” Looks like he came just in time for the party!