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Salt Dough Fossils
2026-07-02 17:00:00 2026-07-02 18:00:00 America/New_York Salt Dough Fossils Make your own dinosaur fossils! Kids can create salt dough impressions of dinosaurs to take home and keep as their very own prehistoric treasures. Locust Grove Public Library - Meeting Room

Thursday, July 02
5:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-02 17:00:00 2026-07-02 18:00:00 America/New_York Salt Dough Fossils Make your own dinosaur fossils! Kids can create salt dough impressions of dinosaurs to take home and keep as their very own prehistoric treasures. Locust Grove Public Library - Meeting Room

Make your own dinosaur fossils! Kids can create salt dough impressions of dinosaurs to take home and keep as their very own prehistoric treasures.

Step back in time and become a junior paleontologist! In this hands-on program, kids will use salt dough to make impressions of different dinosaurs, creating their very own fossils to take home. Participants will learn how fossils are formed while shaping and pressing dinosaurs into the dough, then watch as their creations take shape.

Come dig in, press, and craft your own dino fossils! 🦖🖐️🪨 No registration required.

AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Yarn & Crafts | STEM | Education |

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