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Printable Dino Play Mat

June 3, 2015 by Wifeeclectic 8 Comments

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The traveling with kids fun continues today with this  super fun Dinosaur Play Mat. This mat gives a background for play with small dinosaurs. My girls absolutely love it, it was a fantastic electronic free road trip activity!

Printable Dino Play Mat

You will need:

 

  • The printable found at the end of this post
  • A laminator and laminating Sheets, I use this one and love it!
  • a binder pouch to keep the dinosaurs in
  • small dinosaurs
  • magnet tape for the back of the play mat
  • cookie sheet to play on (I bought mine at the dollar store)

Print the printable on a sturdy card stock, then laminate for extra durability. Add a couple of strips of magnetic tape to the back of the play mat to keep it from sliding around on the cookie sheet during play. I love magnetic tape because it lays so flat against the play mat.

You can use an old cookie sheet, but I found that the cookie sheets at the dollar store are actually the perfect size for regular size piece of paper. I bought a dollar cookie sheet and then spray painted it turquoise, while the paint was still wet, I threw pink glitter on the cookie sheet.

You will want small dinosaurs to play with on this mat, I found some at my local dollar store and the grocery store. You probably even already have some laying around your house.

You can find my Road Trip Sanity Savers here, My Ocean Play Mat here, My Farm Play Mat here and my Car Play Mat here.
 
I cannot recommend making these play mats enough! My daughter barely touched any electronics on our last car trip because she was so busy being creative! It was wonderful! Do you have any tricks for an electronics free car trip?

Printables in this post are for personal use and available to subscribers of Housewife Eclectic only. To use this printable, please SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Printable Dino Mat

This mat gives a background for play with small dinosaurs. It is a fantastic electronic free road trip activity!
Keyword: Crafting, Kids, Printable, Toys

Materials

  • The printable found at the end of this post
  • A laminator and laminating Sheets I use this one and love it!
  • a binder pouch to keep the dinosaurs in
  • small dinosaurs
  • magnet tape for the back of the play mat
  • cookie sheet to play on I bought mine at the dollar store

Instructions

  • Print the printable on a sturdy card stock, then laminate for extra durability. Add a couple of strips of magnetic tape to the back of the play mat to keep it from sliding around on the cookie sheet during play. I love magnetic tape because it lays so flat against the play mat.
  • You can use an old cookie sheet, but I found that the cookie sheets at the dollar store are actually the perfect size for regular size piece of paper. I bought a dollar cookie sheet and then spray painted it turquoise, while the paint was still wet, I threw pink glitter on the cookie sheet.
  • You will want small dinosaurs to play with on this mat, I found some at my local dollar store and the grocery store. You probably even already have some laying around your house.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Printables, Quiet Book, Travel, Tutorials Tagged With: Arts and Crafts, Printables, Travel, Travel with Kids, With Kids

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  1. Masshole Mommy says

    June 3, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    That is so cute. My kids would love that.

    Reply
  2. Jeannette says

    June 3, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    OH my gosh this is SO cute! I would love to do something like this for my own kiddo! He would LOVE it! Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
  3. Jeannette says

    June 3, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    OH my gosh this is SO cute! I would love to do something like this for my own kiddo! He would LOVE it! Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
  4. Stephanie Pass says

    June 4, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    This looks like a lot of fun! My daughter would love it with her plastic dinos.

    Reply
  5. Monica Saunders says

    May 29, 2017 at 12:43 pm

    Very cute! Unfortunately, I cannot find the download button even after I subscribed to your website. All I see is a mass of code. Would love to have used this for my classroom. I will try to replicate it. Thanks, though for the idea.

    Reply
    • Lori says

      July 3, 2017 at 2:40 pm

      Ahhhh me too! Same thing happened with your car mat too. I left a comment asking for you to email it to. Add the Dino one too please. Skelton.lori@gmail.com

      Thank you

      Reply
  6. Jessica says

    March 10, 2019 at 10:52 am

    I subscribed but can’t print!!!

    Reply
  7. courtney says

    December 7, 2021 at 8:13 pm

    This is so cool!

    Reply

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