TriceraTOTs Preschool Program
TriceraTOTs
*There are 5 tickets per session available for children under 2 years. Once those are sold out, please register your child as usual in one of the $5 openings as we can only accommodate 5 free children per session.
Upcoming TriceraTOTs Events
2023 TriceraTOTs Schedule
Join us on the 2nd Friday of each month at the Dinosaur Discovery Center for fun 30-minute crafts and story time sessions! Advance online registration is required. (9am sessions added for sold out 10am sessions! See below)
All programs meet at the Disovery Center 17681 W. Alameda Parkway, Golden, CO just inside Red Rock Entrance # 1
September 8: Build A Dinosaur
Have you ever wanted to make your own dinosaur? For this craft, we’ll build some dinosaurs and see what creations we can come up with. Join us for this fun story and activity and learn more about different types of dinosaurs and the parts that make them really neat!
9AM Session available
10AM Session available
October 13: Coloring with Shadows
Sometimes it’s fun to look at something and paint what’s there – but what about painting what’s NOT there? Using lights and dinosaur and animal models, join us as we do some art using just shadows!
9AM Session: available
10AM Session: (FULL)
November 10: Watercolor Leaves and Petals
How colors mix and blend is always so fun to play with! Today, we’re going to look at how flowers take water and how it may change the color of the flower petals after it drinks through the stem! Join us as we use markers to brightly color coffee filters, and then dip them in water to see how the colors blend and mix! This is just like when a flower drinks colorful water and changes the color of its petals!
9AM Session: available
10AM Session: FULL
December 8: Gingerbread Dinosaurs
Winter season is such a fun time for decorating for all of the holidays and making cookies! Today, we’ll decorate paper gingerbread dinosaurs in this fun seasonal craft!
9AM Session: available
10AM Session: (FULL)
TriceraTOTs Videos
Check out the Facebook TriceraTOTs video library for fun activities you can do at home. Templates and instructions for specific projects are listed below.
Activity: Shadow Dinosaurs
Supplies: Butcher paper, markers, dinosaurs
Activity: Making Mary Anning
Supplies: Clay or Playdough, stencil, butter knife
Activity: Dinosaur Eggs
Supplies: Plastic eggs, baking soda, vinegar
Activity: Dino in a Jar
Supplies: Small dinos, environment props, jar
Activity: Shadow Art
Supplies: Butcher paper, markers, dinosaurs
Activity: Polar Dinosaurs
Supplies: Polar dinosaurs, “Snow”, water and container, rocks, little trees, grass, ponds
Activity: Pinecone Stegosaurus
Supplies: Pine cones, salt dough (Salt Dough Fossils), markers
Salt Dough Fossils
Supplies: Small plastic dinosaurs, flour, salt, warm water, measuring cups, and spoons
Dinosaur Ornament
Supplies: Construction paper, White glue, Glue sticks, Glitter glue, Popsicle Sticks, Cotton balls, Feathers, Kids’ scissors, Pencils, Crayons, Pom poms, Buttons
Dinosaur Wreath
Time to craft a dinosaur wreath for the door of your choosing!
Supplies: Paper plates, scissors, crayons, and glue, template available here
Turkey-dactyl
Is your Thanksgiving turkey a living dinosaur?
Supplies: Construction paper, White glue, Glue sticks, Glitter glue, Popsicle Sticks, Cotton balls, Feathers, Kids’ scissors, Pencils, Crayons, Pom poms, Buttons
Shape-a-saurus
Learn your shapes while having fun crafting a geometric dinosaur!
Template: Shape-a-saurus template
Supplies: Printer paper, pencil, glue, scissors, googly eyes (optional: crayons, markers, feathers, stickers, tissue paper, paint, glitter, pom-poms)