Paleontologist Starter Kit
- Grades K-2
- Grades 3-5
Discover the ins-and-outs of a career in paleontology! Use tools to excavate bones just like a real paleontologist, then make detailed fossil impressions with a set of mini dinosaurs. Read about the geologic timescale, how fossils are formed, and hang up a poster featuring fun facts and dazzling dinosaurs. Ready to dig in?
Why it’s awesome
Dig into dinos
What’s inside? Excavate the dino bones and find out!
Hands-on science
Work with a real chisel, hammer, and mold-making material.
Colossal fossils
Discover some amazing prehistoric creatures.
What’s included?
Topics explored
Prehistoric creatures
Fossil formation
STEM professions
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“We knew we HAD to have a dino dig! We're really happy with how it turned out. This is one of my all-time favorite crates.”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
34
Number of T. rexes excavated
1!
Real-life paleontologists interviewed
Reviews
4.9
46 reviews
Customer images
Ben
04/07/2023
My 5 year old daughter loved this kit! She enjoyed the excavation the most. The paleontologist notebook was also really cool! We also enjoyed making the dinosaur imprints.
Chris
02/15/2023
My nephew loved this kit!
Shaun
01/28/2023
This was hands down my kid’s favorite kit so far. She normally discards the books and gets right into it. She couldn’t get enough! I even had fun getting whacked with the mallet. She loved the book and chart. Especially the one that showed the size difference between kids and dinos.
Julie
01/22/2023
In the 2 years we have gotten Kiwi boxes this was by far the best!! She loved every second of completing this box!!! 10/10 loved this box!!
Katie's Grandma
01/03/2023
The rubber dinosaur parts don't stay together especially the feet but otherwise really cute
Thomas
12/27/2022
My 5 year old received this for Christmas and loved it! He needed help with the fossils and putting the dinosaur together but was able to dig up all the bones independently