The Ultimate Dinosaur Gift Guide for Kids of All Ages
If you know how to pronounce Archaeopteryx, chances are you have a dinosaur-obsessed child at home. Even though they’re extinct, these giant creatures continue to fascinate kids (and adults!) of all ages.
Did you know the dinosaur with the longest name is the 23-letter Micropachycephalosaurus? Or that the Argentinosaurus was the largest dinosaur and the largest land animal ever known?
Consider us the paleontologists of gift guides – digging for the very best prehistoric presents that will make every dinosaur enthusiast roar with delight. From building toys to costumes, and books to paleontology kits, here are the best dinosaur toys and gifts.
You can’t tricera-top this ultimate dinosaur gift guide for kids of all ages!
For more fun gift ideas for kids of all ages, check out the Themed Gift Guides.
Dinosaur Gifts for Toddlers
POKE-A-DOT! DINOSAURS A TO Z
Get ready for some dino-mite fun! Your toddler can poke the irresistible click-to-count buttons to hear satisfying “clicks” and “pops” as they learn about Dinosaurs A to Z.
Dinoblock Board Book
This board book all about dinosaurs features thick pages cut into the shapes of dinosaurs! Little readers will learn about more than 20 different dinos via die-cuts of their unique silhouettes and a characteristic of that dinosaur.
And don’t worry, the author also includes a phonetic spelling of the dinosaur’s name to help with pronunciation. Phew!
SmartMax My First Dinosaurs
With this magnetic dinosaur building set, your toddler can build five dinosaurs or mix and match for crazy Jurassic creations, all the while learning about magnetism, color matching, animal recognition, and stacking.
Buy it: Amazon
Bellzi Dinosaur Collection
The Bellzi Dinosaur Collection is seriously cute. Choose between a Brontosaurus, T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and Pterodactyl, or collect the entire prehistoric gang.
Buy it: Amazon
Mudpuppy Dinosaur Park Floor Puzzle
Tiny T-rex-or toddler sized hands will love to get on the ground and put together this large floor puzzle. Depicting a colorful and imaginative scene of a dinosaur park, this puzzle features 25 jumbo pieces, including 6 unique dino-shaped pieces!
Jumbo Stickers for Little Hands: Dinosaurs
BIG creatures deserve BIG stickers! This book includes 75 friendly-faced dinosaurs that can be placed on 22 pages of prehistoric scenes. Great for creative minds and exercising fine motor skills, your child will love to place and re-place these stickers without the rips, and tears (and possibly shed tears) of traditional stickers.
LEGO DUPLO Jurassic World Dinosaur Breakout
Welcome to Jurassic World! This LEGO Duplo Dinosaur Breakout Set includes a buildable entrance to Jurassic World with open-and-close fencing, a large T. rex, a baby triceratops, and a dinosaur trainer figure with a motorcycle.
Experience Jurassic World from the safety of your home while your toddler has fun with an escaping dinosaur and a heroic rescue mission.
Prextex Dinosaur Volcano
Where do dinosaurs go to rest after roaming the prehistoric wild in search of ancient adventures? In their zip-up travel volcano, of course! This dinosaur volcano is a cozy home for the plush pack of five dinos.
Easy to use, just zip the dinosaur friends inside the volcano house for storage and the rest is dino history!
Baby Alive Dino Cuties Doll
There’s nothing cuter than a baby in dino pajamas. Well, maybe one with a dino-shaped bottle! Choose between a tyrannosaurus, triceratops, stegosaurus, or collect all three.
Learning Resources Jumbo Dinosaurs
Oversized for little fingers, these jumbo dinosaurs are colorful and realistic. The set comes with five different dinosaurs and an activity guide, which encourages imagination and creativity.
Little Tikes Go and Grow Dino Ride On
Unfortunately, your toddler won’t be able to ride a real dinosaur, but this dinosaur-themed ride on toy is the next best thing. With an adjustable seat, this ride-on trike will be your toddlers’ go-to mode of transportation for a long time.
Naturally Kids Dinosaur Backpack
The dinosaur backpack has a special spot just for your kiddo’s favorite dino stuffed animal, so now your toddler never has to leave home without a dinosaur friend in tow!
Buy it: Amazon
Burt’s Bees Baby Pajamas
Dressing the part is half the fun! These organic cotton pajamas from Burt’s Bees Baby are sure to lull your toddler into a dreamy sleep full of dino adventures.
Buy it: Burt’s Bees Baby or Amazon
Little Tikes T-Rex Cozy Coupe
Beep, Beep, T-Rex Cozy Coupe is coming through! The dinosaur spikes and decals will thrill even the smallest dino enthusiast. Add the floorboard and use the rooftop handle to push the youngest explorers, and remove the floorboard when they’re ready to take the wheel.
Features a working horn, clicking key, and an opening gas cap.
Buy it: Amazon
Step2 Dino Dig Sand & Water Table
Do you have a little paleontologist at home? Perfect for digging for dinosaur bones, this dino sand and water table has two sides of sensory play and comes with a 7-piece accessory set including a double-sided rake and shovel.
Soft Landing Darling Duo Dino Ride-On
Rock away to adventure with your toddler’s new best friend! This plush and rocker bundle is perfect for the playroom, bedroom, living room, any room, really…and the stuffed animal counterpart means your little one will never leave the house without their favorite friend.
Dino Anywhere Chair
Create a special spot that’s just right for reading, snuggling, or watching their favorite show by adding this comfy, kid-sized chair to any room. Plus, its scaly dinosaur details and toothy grin add an extra pop of fun!
Buy it: Pottery Barn Kids
Dinosaur Gifts for Preschoolers
eeBoo Dinosaurs Matching Game
Brush up on your favorite dinosaurs with this dinosaur memory game featuring 18 pairs of dinosaur tiles to match. The perfect size to take on the go.
Buy it: Amazon
Petit Collage Magnetic Dress Up Set
Your little one can create a fun dinosaur-themed scene using their imagination and the 25-piece accessory set in this magnetic dress-up set. All the pieces pack in their storage box with magnetic closure.
Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs
The prehistoric world comes alive with this First Book of Dinosaurs. Bursting with fun facts and age-appropriate information, each spread features a different dinosaur, along with simple text in big type that is perfect for little kids.
Haba Dinosaur Sand Glove
Your paleontologist will find several ways to use their new dino-shaped sand glove! Take a bite out of the sand (dirt and snow too!), or bury the head and use excavating tools to dig it out.
Melissa & Doug Floor Puzzle
A puzzle starring BIG creatures deserves BIG pieces! This one contains 48 extra-thick durable cardboard pieces perfect for preschool paleontologists. When they complete this prehistoric puzzle measuring 2’ x 3’, they will see their favorite dinosaurs on display.
Fred Dinner Winner Dino Time
The dino tray turns mealtime into a trek through the prehistoric past! It divides your kids’ meal into eight portions, with an extra covered portion for dessert. Can you make it through?
Buy it: Amazon
Dinosaur Dig Sensory Bin
This spectacular dino dig sensory bin comes with play sand, faux plant, rocks, eggs, sand shifter, dinosaurs, dino skeleton, fossils, brush, foam volcano, and tree and magnifying glass. It’s time to excavate dinosaur skeletons with this kid-friendly activity.
Hungry Hungry Hippos Dino Edition
Move over hippos! Your childhood favorite game has gotten a T-rex takeover! It still has all the chomping fun of the original, but the hungry hippos have been replaced with dinosaurs ready to devour the marbles.
Buy it: Amazon
Animal Planet Dino Mega Tub Collection
Let your kid bring the animal kingdom to life with this dinosaur mega tub collection. With realistic dinosaur figurines, this 45-piece playset is a whole lot of fun and a must-have for any dino fan.
Buy it: Target
Fisher-Price Imaginext Jurassic World Thrashing Indominus Rex
The Imaginext Thrashing Indominus Rex is a fierce predator with a thrashing head and tail. Attach the smaller raptor to the dinosaur’s back and move the dinosaur tail to toss the raptor off!
Dinosaur Race Track
Ready, Set, Dino! This dinosaur-themed race track lets your kiddo create a unique track from a whopping 144 track pieces – an excellent activity for every dino fanatic with a need for speed.
Buy it: Amazon
Lottie Doll Fossil Hunter
From the creators of the sweetest Lottie Dolls comes a doll celebrating women in archaeology & geology. This fossil hunter paleontology doll comes with fossil-finding tools, info cards, a backpack, and even tiny ammonites!
Buy it: Amazon
Velociraptor Pillow Pet
Can a Velociraptor be cuddly? Well, this one is! This velociraptor pillow pet is a soft stuffed animal that unfolds into a fuzzy pillow for sleep. Sweet dinosaur dreams, little paleontologist!
Buy it: Amazon
Great Pretenders T-rex Hooded Cape
Dress-up just took a step back in time to the Jurassic period with this T-Rex hooded cape. This dino cape features textured velour, realistic eyes, and 3D stuffed detailing, making every kiddo feel like the real deal. Available in another dino cape style, too.
Buy it: Amazon or Maisonette
PBK Mackenzie Glow-in-the-Dark Backpack
Showcase your love of dinosaurs no matter how far you travel with the glow-in-the-dark dinosaur backpack. Available in multiple sizes for kids of all ages, with a matching lunch box and water bottle too!
Buy it: Pottery Barn Kids
Dig It Up! Dinosaur Eggs
This Dig It Up! Dinosaur Eggs Kit includes 12 individually wrapped dig projects, each with its own chiseling tool and instructions. Soak each egg in water, then let your little paleontologist slowly chisel the shell to discover each unique skeleton.
Pillowfort dinosaur hooded towel
How do you convince a busy dinosaur to get out of the bath? By wrapping them in this cuddly hooded dino towel! It’s 25″x50″ (the perfect step up from their baby towel) and made of 100% velour cotton.
Buy it: Target
Power Wheels Jurassic World Jeep Wrangler
Take a roaring adventure through Jurassic Park with the Power Wheels Jurassic World Jeep Wrangler! Featuring Jurassic Park graphics and styling, a pretend radio with dinosaur roars and driving sounds, plus a real working light bar & roomy storage area.
Dinosaur Gifts for Little Kids
Paint by Sticker Kids Dinosaurs
For your dino-loving budding artist, this Paint by Sticker Dinosaur Book includes everything needed to create ten sticker paintings. Find the numbered sticker and place it on the corresponding spot and watch your painting come to life!
Dinosaur Perler Bead Craft Kit
Your child can craft their favorite creatures with this dinosaur-themed Perler bead kit! It comes with 10 dinosaur design patterns, 2 peg boards, and 2,000 beads! When your child is done beading, parents can easily fuse the creation together with an iron.
Buy it: Amazon
Squeakee The Balloon Dino
Squeakee the Balloon Dino comes to life when you play with him! He stomps, chomps, walks, and when you put on his headphones, he dances! Plus, he makes over 70 sounds and reactions – he’s a roaring good time!
Buy it: Amazon
Mudpuppy Dinosaur World Geography Puzzle
Learn where the dinos once roamed with this prehistoric puzzle! This 80-piece puzzle includes 15 specially shaped dinosaur pieces and a field guide with dinosaur labels to enhance your child’s knowledge of these beloved beasts!
Buy it: Amazon
Guess in 10 Deadly Dinosaurs
Think you know a lot about dinosaurs? Put your knowledge to the test with Guess in 10 Deadly Dinosaurs! Ask up to 10 questions to correctly guess the dinosaur on the Game Card. Was this dino carnivore? Did this dino have spikes on its back? May the best paleontologist win!
Buy it: Amazon
Kiwi Co Paleontologist Starter Kit
Explore prehistoric creatures with the Paleontologist Starter Kit! Discover what it’s like to be a paleontologist by excavating bones to construct a dinosaur skeleton, and making detailed fossil impressions with a set of mini dinos and clay!
Buy it: Kiwi Co
Lego Jurassic World T. Rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition
Pretend to be a paleontologist as you construct this T. Rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition! Includes Darius and Owen Grady minifigs, a baby triceratops, a drawing board, and more.
Dino Dana Dino Field Guide
Do you have a Dino Dana fan in your house? If so, they will be ecstatic to have a Dino Field Guide of their own! Part paleontology field guide and part encyclopedia for kids, the book explores some of the fantastic creatures that once flew through the sky, swam in the oceans, and stomped on prehistoric earth.
Hey Clay Dinos
Create six dinosaurs (stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex, brachiosaurus, pachycephalosaurus, triceratops, pterodactyl) using this clay set.
Download the app, then follow along with interactive 3D step-by-step instructions to mold each dino, one step at a time. The clay dinos will harden after 24 hours, so your kiddo can proudly display their dinos for all to admire!
Buy it: Fat Brain Toys or Amazon
Kinetic Sand Dino Dig
Dig and discover dinosaur bones with the Kinetic Sand Dino Dig Playset! This fun kinetic sand kit opens up to reveal a themed play space and tray to dig and find ten dinosaur bones! Uncover fossils to assemble a triceratops, stegosaurus, and tyrannosaurus rex.
But it: Amazon
Dinosaur Mini Waffle Maker
Dig in and devour this breakfast prepared for paleontologists! This mini waffle maker whips up dinosaur shaped waffles in minutes! Plus, parents will love that it has a non-stick surface that easily wipes clean.
But it: Amazon
Dino Surprise Bubble Bath Bombs
A 6-pack of Dinosaur Squishy Toy Bubble Bath Bombs will put a big smile on your kiddo’s face. Each Bubble Bath Bomb has a squishy toy dinosaur hidden inside, so you’re sure to win bath time.
Buy it: Amazon
Chomping Mechanical Dinosaur Costume
This Chomping Mechanical Dinosaur Kit contains everything you need to engineer a spikey t-rex head with a fierce jaw that snaps shuts with the pull of a string. Learn about hinges, rotary motion, and fossil detective work while constructing your dinosaur costume.
Buy it: Kiwi Co
Jurassic World Chomp n Roar Tyrannosaurus Rex Mask
RAWRRRRR! This realistic mask doesn’t just look scary. It sounds scary! This Chomp n Roar Tyrannosaurus Rex Mask features realistic details like skin texture and color, teeth, and eyes that move! And when the mask’s jaw opens to varying degrees, three levels of sound effects make the mask roar into action.
Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures
Travel back in time to lock horns with a triceratops, stalk prey with a T. Rex, and learn to fly with a baby pteranodon, all with this Atlas of Dinosaur Adventures! Each section begins with an infographic map of the region it explores, followed by a detailed two-page spread featuring the dinosaurs who once roamed there. (See more kids’ picture books about dinosaurs.)
Plus Plus Dinosaur Playset
Plus-Plus is a unique building toy with just one shape but endless possibilities! Every piece easily connects to the next in any direction. This bundle includes five different 70-piece dinosaur tubes to complete different prehistoric creatures, complete with step-by-step instructions for each build.
Buy it: Amazon
Jurassic World Legacy Collection Apatosaurus
Inspired by the original Jurassic Park film, this Apatosaurus measures over 44 inches long and features movie-inspired sculpting and realistic texture. Plus, it has posable legs and a movable neck.
Buy it: Target
Shifu Orboot Dinos AR Globe
Travel back in time and bring dinos alive with Orboot World of Dinosaurs! Scan the globe to learn 400 incredible facts about 50 dinosaurs that pop up in 3D. Plus, play interactive games with fun stories and characters.
Hands Craft 3D Wooden Dino Puzzles
No tools or glue required! Build six dinosaurs by following the step-by-step instructions in this DIY 3D Wooden Puzzle.
Snurk Dino Duvet Cover Set
Do you dare to fall asleep between the razor-sharp teeth of this prehistoric creature? Of course, you do! The Dino Twin Duvet Set features a twin bedding set printed with an enormous T. Rex!
Buy it: Amazon
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