Dino Dig
A fossil-hunting party for little paleontologists.
This is the kind of plan your Surehand planner builds around your child: everything for the table, a supply list sized to your guests, printables with their name on them, and a party-day plan everyone helping can follow.
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Length
- 2 hours
- Guests
- 12 kids
Everything on the board, sized for your guest list
Pick how many kids are coming and watch the list change. In your plan, your planner keeps it in step with your RSVPs.
Table
Dinosaur dinner plates
Paper, 9 inch
14plates
Footprint dessert plates
Paper, 7 inch, for cake
14plates
Green dino cups
Two per kid, for refills
24cups
Leaf print napkins
Three per kid. Fossil digs get dusty
36napkins
Kraft paper table runner
One per 10 kids. Doubles as the dig mat
2runners
Decor
Jungle balloon garland
Green, orange, and cream
1garland
Dino cake topper with age number
Wood, keeps after the party
1topper
Activities
Fossil dig kits
Plaster block, chisel, and brush
14kits
Hatching dino eggs
Hidden for the egg hunt
14eggs
Favors
Explorer hats
Paper, one size. Handed out at the door
14hats
Kraft favor bags
With dino stickers. Fossil and egg go home inside
14bags
Invitations, signs, and food labels
Made by your planner with your child's name
1set
Plates, hats, kits, eggs, and favor bags include 2 spares for siblings and surprise guests.
Everyone helping has the plan on their phone
Your helpers, entertainer, and venue each get their own link to the plan in SOFE. Each person sees what’s happening now, what’s next, and their own jobs. When they check something off, you see it.
- YouParent
- RosaHelper
- JordanHelper
- 2:00
Explorers arrive
Every kid gets an explorer hat and a name sticker at the door.
Rosa - 2:15
The fossil dig
Kids chip and brush their fossil free at the Dig Site table. Old shirts help.
YouRosa - 2:45
Dino egg hunt
Jordan hides the eggs during the dig. Each kid finds one with their name on it.
Jordan - 3:05
Dino snacks
Pizza, grape “dino eggs,” and lava punch. Food labels carry the allergy notes from your RSVPs.
YouJordan - 3:30
Cake and a big roar
Lights down, candles on, and one big roar for the birthday kid.
YouRosa - 3:45
Favors and goodbyes
Fossils and eggs go into the favor bags. Eggs hatch in water at home.
Jordan
Invitations and signs with your child's name
Your planner fills in the details and sends print-ready files, or a link you can text to other parents.
Invitation
Printed, or sent by text or email, with every RSVP tracked.
Activity signs
Dig Site, Egg Nest, and Dino Snacks.
Food labels
With the allergy notes from your RSVPs.
Start from the board, then change what you like
These are the changes families ask for most. Your planner works in any other idea too.
Volcano colors
Swap the greens for red, orange, and charcoal, and add a baking-soda volcano to the dig.
Baby dinos, ages 2 to 3
Softer colors and a sensory bin instead of the fossil dig. Shorter, at 90 minutes.
T. rex for the birthday kid
A name banner, a dino crown for the birthday kid, and a photo backdrop.
Not a dinosaur kid?
Every theme comes with its own board, supply list, party-day plan, and printables. Your planner opens the full plan for your theme once you book.
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Ages 2 to 7
Blast Off
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Ages 4 to 9
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Your child’s idea
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