It’s Dinovember! This is an excellent time to get some dinosaur gifts for kids. It celebrates all things dinosaur-related including palaeontology and ancient natural history. We’ve shared a selection of brilliant dino gift ideas as inspiration for varying ages and some T-rexcellent fun facts about our prehistoric friends.
Dinosaur ideas for pre-schoolers
- Dinosaur Magneti’ Book
- Number T-Rex Jigsaw
- Hide-and-seek dinosaur puzzle
- Dinosaur Portable Play Box
- Dinosaur Chunky Wooden Puzzle
- Magic Painting World
1 Dinosaur Magneti’book , £21.95 £21.95
Mix and match funny colourful dinos
2 Number T-Rex Jigsaw – Handcrafted Wood , £29.99 £29.99
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Number T-Rex jigsaw – handcrafted wood
3 Hide & Seek Dinosaur Puzzle , £15.95 £15.95
Hide & Seek Dinosaur Puzzle
4 Dinosaur Portable Play Box – 11 Pieces , £29.95 £29.95
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Dinosaur Portable Play Box
5 Dinosaur Chunky Wooden Puzzle , £18.95 £18.95
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Dinosaur Chunky Wooden Puzzle
6 Magic Painting World – Dinosaurs , £12.95 £12.95
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Dinosaur ideas for primary-aged kids
- Dino Poop – Bath Bombs
- Dinosaur Belt Bag
- T-Rex Dinosaur Shaped Jigsaw – Giant Puzzle
- Dinosaur Glow in the dark puzzle
- Dinosaur Tattoos – 50 Temporary Tattoos
- Stackasaurus Balancing Game
7 Dino Poop – Bath Bombs! , £7.99 £7.99
Fragrant, fizzy balls of colourful dino poo
8 Dinosaur Belt Bag – Roarsome Fashion , £14.95 £14.95
Handy belt-bag with awesome dino design
9 T-Rex Dinosaur Shaped Jigsaw – Giant Puzzle , £19.95 £19.95
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Dino-shaped jigsaw with 100 large pieces
10 Dinosaurs – Glow in The Dark Puzzle , £24.95 £24.95
Dazzling 200 piece jigsaw
11 Dinosaur Tattoos – 50 Temporary Tattoos , £7.95 £7.95
Book of 50 realistic easy-to-apply tattoos
12 Stackosaurs – Balancing Game , £14.99 £14.99
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Create a teetering dinosaur tower
For more dino-riffic dinosaur-themed gifts for kids of varying ages, head to the Wicked Uncle website.
T-rexcellent facts about dinosaurs
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for an incredible 150 million years and became extinct over 65 million years ago. Palaeontologists say they were cousins of lizards, snakes and crocodiles. Many dinosaurs were enormous and some, like the Lesothosaurus, were the size of a chicken. The longest dinosaur was the Argentinosaurus which measured over 40 metres. That’s the length of four fire engines and with a weight equivalent to 17 African elephants! The speediest dinosaur was the Dromiceiomimus which could run at speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour. The oldest known dinosaur was the Saltopus, a small carnivore that lived 245 million years ago.
Research in the past few years suggests some dinosaurs might have been colourful. Like the Sinosauroteryx which was orange and white with a stripey tail and the Caihong Juji had rainbow-coloured feathers. Many people believe dinosaurs roamed the Earth at the same time although the Stegosaurus was a fossil in T-Rex times.
