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16 Dinosaur Egg Facts for Kids

Dinosaur eggs were laid by female dinosaurs and contain a developing dinosaur embryo.
Dinosaur eggs vary in shape, size, color and texture.
Researchers have discovered that some dinosaur eggs were a blush-green color.
The first fossilized dinosaur egg was discovered in 1859 by French amateur naturalist Jean-Jacques Poech in France.
Paleontologists have found thousands of fossilized dinosaur eggs and fragments since the first discovery in 1859.
Dinosaur eggs are classified into one of three main categories and they are ornithoid prismatic and spherulitic.
Dinosaur eggs and eggshell fragments need three important components to be considered a fossilized egg.
The three components for identifying a dinosaur eggshell fragment are a uniform thickness, a slight curve and have tiny pores covering the surface.
Dinosaur eggs with embryos are rare but have been discovered for several different species.
Species of dinosaurs found in fossilized eggs with embryos include the Maiasaura, Lourinhanosaurus and Lufengosaurus.

In 1913, the first dinosaur eggshells were discovered in North America while prospecting the Blackfoot Reservation.
In 1923, the first dinosaur eggs were discovered in Asia during the Central Asiatic Expedition.
Paleontologists believe female dinosaurs laid multiple eggs at the same time, between 3 and 20 eggs.
Many dinosaur eggs never got a chance to hatch as predators would be out on the hunt for fresh eggs.
The oldest dinosaurs to date to be discovered came from dinosaurs in the genus Massospondylus. These fossilized eggs are from the Early Jurassic Period, which was around 190 million years ago.
According to the Guinness World Records, the largest collection of fossilized dinosaur eggs has 10,008 individual samples. This record was set on November 10th, 2004 by the Heyuan Museum in China.

Pictures of Dinosaur Eggs

A picture of an embyro inside a fossilized dinosaur egg.Credit: Ghetty Images

A picture of multiple dinosaur eggs found in Arizona. Credit: Ghetty Images

A close-up picture of dinosaur eggs found in France.Credit: Ghetty Images

A close-up picture of a dinosaur egg found in France.Credit: Ghetty Images

A close-up picture of a fossilized dinosaur egg.Credit: Ghetty Images

A close-up picture of multiple petrified dinosaur eggs.Credit: Ghetty Images

Additional Resources on Dinosaur Eggs

Dinosaur Eggs – Learn more about dinosaur eggs on the American Museum of Natural History website.
The First Dinosaur Eggs Were Soft – Discover more about the texture and composition of dinosaur eggs on the UK Natural History Museum website.
Dinosaur Egg – Wikipedia – Explore the Wikipedia website to learn more about dinosaur eggs.

You Can Get Dinosaur Egg Easter Eggs That Are Worth Roaring Over

ByShannon Carino Updated onMarch 20, 2022

Dinosaur eggs as Easter eggs? These dinosaur Easter eggs are the ultimate dinosaur egg toy because they can take your regular Easter egg hunt to a whole new level.

Dinosaur eggs as Easter eggs also help in situations where candy or other egg stuffing ideas can raise allergy or food sensitivity concerns.

Look what hatches out of your Dinosaur Egg Easter Eggs!

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Dinosaur Egg Easter Eggs

These adorable dinosaur eggs are the perfect solution! Psst…these go in/out of stock pretty frequently, so consider these alternatives if that happens to be the case:

iGeeKid 60 Pack Easter Dinosaur Eggs Hatching Dino Egg Grow in Water Crack in Assorted Colors
Amenon 24 pieces Easter Eggs Dinosaur Eggs that Hatch in Water

Each crackled, speckled egg looks like a dinosaur egg and comes pre-stuffed with a miniature dinosaur figurine. Everyone at your Easter egg hunt will be looking for these dinosaur eggs at the egg hunt.

Dinosaur eggs hatch into baby dinosaurs!

Dinosaur Egg Toys for Kids

Each 12-pack of eggs comes with 3 different egg colors, 4 of each kind, with the eggs stuffed with one of 5 types of 2-inch miniature dinosaurs.

The eggs are approximately 3.5 inches tall and open and shut easily, so perfect for playing with again and again.

Unlike candy, these plastic egg fillers will be part of a kids toy collection for years!

This is BIG dinosaur fun!

Do you have dinosaur loving kids?

These dinosaur eggs don’t just have to be for Easter.

Besides egg hunts, they are ideal for party favors for a dinosaur birthday party or for dinosaur science project displays.

Plastic Dinosaur Easter Eggs with Dinosaur Skeletons Inside

Besides the eggs with the dinosaur figurines, you can also get a 12-pack of Dinosaur Eggs with 3D Puzzle Dinosaur Skeletons, so you can mix and match your dinos. If these dino egg toys happen to be out of stock, check out these alternatives:

While not a traditional Easter egg, these MindWare Dig It Up contain dinosaur skeletons inside the dinosaur egg toy
The HiWi Glow in the Dark 12 Mystery Excavation Adventure Dinosaur Eggs Kit is science and STEM fun
The Little Chubby One Kids Velvet Play Sand Dino Egg Toy Set has sand and surprise dinosaurs

These puzzle dinosaur eggs include the dinosaur skeleton pieces and assembly instructions so your kids can build their own dinosaurs too.

Oh look at the super cute dino skeletons inside the Easter eggs!

Plastic Filled Easter Dinosaur Eggs

When we first wrote this article, there were just a few examples of these super cute plastic filled Easter egg Dinosaur eggs. The good news is there are a bunch of options now!

Here are a few more filled plastic dinosaur eggs for Easter we love that are all still in stock:

48 pack of Easter eggs prefilled with mini dinosaur toys
25 piece building block dinosaur toys prefilled Easter eggs
Easter dinosaur eggs toys for kids – these clear eggs have dinosaurs inside
Modolo 4 pack large deformable dinosaur Easter eggs with toys inside
Dig a dozen dino eggs dig kit great for Easter egg hunts

As if that wasn’t enough dinosaur egg fun, we found these adorable hatching dinosaurs…like they actually hatch!

Oh sweet dino baby!

More Easter Egg Fun from Kids Activities Blog

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Super smart pre-filled Easter egg idea
Dying Easter eggs with kids…really easy ideas!
Dye Easter eggs using silk ties
Yes, you can really send Easter eggs in mail!
Easter egg activities for kids
Check out the amazing…Eggmazing!
Easy Easter egg craft for kids
Easter egg coloring pages for kids!

Will your kids love the Easter egg dinosaur eggs?

Shannon Carino

Meet Shannon. She writes at Bento Lunch about healthy, creative ways to feed children with a focus on balance and presentation. Stay connected with her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.

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"Home Incubator" or "Dino Incubator" toys (growing dinosaur egg)

There are such children's toys from the "Magic Egg" series: "Home Incubator" or "Dino Incubator". They are an egg slightly larger than a chicken that must be placed in cold water for several hours according to the instructions on the package, usually 48 hours. After 8 hours, the egg shell begins to crack and a dinosaur or other animal gradually hatches out of it, continuing to grow in water (increase in size due to the fact that it absorbs water).

Without water, the toy shrinks back to the size of an egg. When dry, the material it is made of is soft and rubber-like. nine0003

The idea is good, because it is very interesting for children to watch how someone hatches from an egg (especially if this is an animal that you will not meet in nature) and is a bit like Kinder Surprise, because it is not known in advance who in the egg - which dinosaur or not a dinosaur at all, but a crocodile, a turtle, a duckling, a chicken, etc.

We bought a "Dino Incubator" for our daughter a couple of years ago, she liked it very much. But it also had disadvantages: the dinosaur was an unnatural green color, unpleasant to the touch, slippery (after which I immediately wanted to wash my hands), the smell from it was also very sharp, unpleasant. nine0003

I don't know how safe (non-toxic) this toy is and whether children can then play with a bred pet. Or does the game with her consist only in the process of observing the hatching and growth of the little animal, which then needs to be thrown away, does it have a very suspicious chemical smell?

But if it is decided to leave the pet, then it must be washed, dried and left for a couple of weeks on the street, for example, on the balcony, so that the smell disappears.

We came across such a dinosaur - baby Triceratops. It is small, 6 cm long and 3.5 cm high. nine0003

How to make your own Home Incubator toy

Not as spectacular, but much safer for children, you can make your own version of this toy. Get a toy made of ice - an egg.

For this you will need an empty eggshell with a small hole in the bottom.

How to make a hole in an eggshell

Use the sharp end of a knife to press down on a raw egg, and while pressing, turn the knife until a small hole is made. Enlarge the hole to the desired size by prying the shell along the edges of the hole with a knife from the inside. Turn the egg over, pour the contents into a plate or bowl. Wash the shell, dry it (from the same shell, if you paint it and fill it with confetti, you get fun Easter fun). nine0003

How to make a toy egg out of ice with a toy inside

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Carefully place a small plastic or rubber toy into the prepared egg shell: dinosaur, bird, snake, lizard, turtle, crocodile.

Kinder Surprise toys are the right size.

Place the shell in an egg container, plastic rather than cardboard, pour water into it. From boiled water, ice usually turns out to be more transparent, from tap water - not so transparent, almost white.

Kids dinosaur egg

Dinosaur Egg Facts for Kids

16 Dinosaur Egg Facts for Kids

Pictures of Dinosaur Eggs

Additional Resources on Dinosaur Eggs

You Can Get Dinosaur Egg Easter Eggs That Are Worth Roaring Over

Dinosaur Egg Easter Eggs

Dinosaur Egg Toys for Kids

Plastic Dinosaur Easter Eggs with Dinosaur Skeletons Inside

Plastic Filled Easter Dinosaur Eggs

More Easter Egg Fun from Kids Activities Blog

Dinosaurian egg in the category "Food products, drinks"

"Home Incubator" or "Dino Incubator" toys (growing dinosaur egg)

How to make your own Home Incubator toy

How to make a hole in an eggshell

How to make a toy egg out of ice with a toy inside

Option 1

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