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Chomping Mechanical Dinosaur Costume
Ages:
5 and up
Learn about hinges, rotary motion, and fossil detective work when you build a spikey t-rex head and engineer a fierce felt jaw that snaps shuts with the pull of a string! This costume kit contains everything you need to make a mechanical dinosaur costume with matching dino claws!
$16.95
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kiwico-dinosaur-costume
Craft a mechanical dinosaur costume — featuring a dinosaur mask with a chomping jaw (that snaps shut with the pull of a cord) and matching claws. Then learn about hinges, rotary motion, and fossil detective work. Harness the power of hinges and roar-tation (er, rotation) to craft a big green dinosaur mask with a chomping jaw. Discover the strong but simple science behind hinges and how they cause the dino jaw to clamp up when you pull the cords down. Then learn about the hardest biter in the animal kingdom. (Hint: it’s not a dino!) This unique dinosaur costume inspires kids to learn about paleontology! Read about the dinosaur detective work that paleontologists do and how they use fossilized remains to figure out what dinos were like — from the size of their jaws to the sharpness of their teeth.
Decorate the head with felt spikes and teeth, put on a set of felt claws, and get ready to roar!
Mechanical dinosaur head
Use the power of hinges and rotation to craft a big, green dinosaur head costume with a chomping jaw.
Dinosaur claws
This crate comes with a mechanical dinosaur costume head and matching dino claws.
Inspiration booklet
Get kid-friendly materials, easy-to-follow instructions, and everything else you need inside the crate!
Package Dimensions
11.02 x 7.28 x 3.43 inches; 13.76 Ounces
KiwiCo's Story
KiwiCo believes that creative confidence helps kids think BIG and act like creators and producers instead of just consumers. KiwiCo was created to celebrate kids’ natural creativity and curiosity, while helping parents who want to bring enriching experiences to their children. KiwiCo wants to make it fun, easy, and delightful for families to spend time building, exploring and creating together.
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About
KiwiCo
KiwiCo was founded in 2011 by Sandra Oh Lin, an engineer, mother, and entrepreneur who wanted to make creative, hands-on learning easier for families. As a parent, Sandra appreciated projects that encouraged children to explore and invent, but found it difficult to consistently find ideas, research activities, and gather all the necessary materials. She created KiwiCo to make those enriching experiences more accessible.
The company began as Kiwi Crate, offering activity boxes designed to help children learn through making and experimenting. As the range expanded to serve more ages and interests, the business adopted the name KiwiCo in 2017 to reflect its broader collection of projects and educational experiences.
KiwiCo develops activities across science, technology, engineering, art, geography, and other subjects, with projects designed by a team of educators, designers, engineers, and makers. The company also gathers feedback from children to help ensure that its projects are engaging, age-appropriate, and fun to complete.
KiwiCo's mission is to inspire the next generation of innovators by helping children build creative confidence and problem-solving skills. Through hands-on discovery, it encourages kids to become active creators, experiment with ideas, and learn by doing.
