Discover the ins-and-outs of a career in paleontology! Use tools to excavate bones just like a real paleontologist, then make detailed fossil impressions with a set of mini dinosaurs. Read about the geologic timescale, how fossils are formed, and hang up a poster featuring fun facts and dazzling dinosaurs. Ready to dig in?

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Paleontologist Starter Kit

My 5 year old daughter loved this kit!   She enjoyed the excavation the most.  The paleontologist notebook was also really cool!  We also enjoyed making the dinosaur imprints. 

This was hands down my kid’s favorite kit so far. She normally discards the books and gets right into it. She couldn’t get enough! I even had fun getting whacked with the mallet. She loved the book and chart. Especially the one that showed the size difference between kids and dinos. 

In the 2 years we have gotten Kiwi boxes this was by far the best!!  She loved every second of completing this box!!!  10/10 loved this box!!

The rubber dinosaur parts don't stay together especially the feet but otherwise really cute

My 5 year old received this for Christmas and loved it! He needed help with the fossils and putting the dinosaur together but was able to dig up all the bones independently 

I got this for my dinosaur-loving nephew for Christmas (7yo) and he LOVED IT. He immediately played with it first after he opened his presents! He thought it was really cool to "unearth" his own dinosaur bones. But, he thought it was even COOLER that he could put that dinosaur together and have it stand up on it's own. He loved showing it off!! Kiwi Co is so cool for young kids to explore, and is great about finding kits that let kids explore and learn in a way that genuinely keeps their interest. 

Bought it for my nephew, he loved it.  Specially the certificates and molding.

It looked like a really great project but turned out to be too difficult for my 11 1/2 year old grandson to enjoy by himself. He is now going to have to wait until he visits me & can bring it here to have me help him. Delayed happiness.

This kit exceeded my expectations! My son LOVED it, plus there were several great activities for him to do. I appreciated that it was a legit kit with good quality plaster and pieces vs just filled with junky plastic toys you buy nowadays that end up in the trash! With more plaster, we could easily reuse parts of this set as well. This would make a great birthday gift for friends too!

Super cute. Brought lots of joy on Christmas Eve. 

My 6 year old spent an entire hour carefully chiseling out the fossils and he loves playing with the pieces. This was a massive hit and I highly recommend it.

The best part for my grandson was the excavation...he had so much fun! Highly recommend!

Loved this kit! Love all your products. My grandson loves to learn and loves them all!

Bought as a gift for my 6-year old granddaughter. She loved it!

Discover the ins-and-outs of a career in prehistoric exploration with this excavation toy for kids! Use tools to dig up bones, then assemble them into a dinosaur skeleton display!

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