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Dig It Up! Dino Model: Triceratops Image

Dig It Up! Dino Model: Triceratops

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Bring home the mystery and excitement of a paleontological dig! Use the heavy-duty tools to carefully extract a dinosaur skeleton that is buried in plaster. Once the excavation is complete, the hard-plastic bones can be washed and assembled to form a complete dinosaur model. Bones snap together and can be repeatedly reassembled.

This kit includes:
The Big Dino Model: Triceratops that creates an assembled Triceratops model measuring 12" long when dug up and completed. Includes a fossil block, hammer, flat chisel, point chisel, brush, sponge and instructions.

• Experience the thrill of discovery with model dinosaur skeleton bones!
• A hands-on lesson in science and discovery for kids
• Dino model can be re-assembled again and again

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Age Recommendation: Ages 8 and up

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4.7/5.0
29 Reviews
  • 5 Star 86.00% of all ratings 25
  • 4 Star 7.00% of all ratings 2
  • 3 Star 0% of all ratings 0
  • 2 Star 3.00% of all ratings 1
  • 1 Star 3.00% of all ratings 1
OHmom79
February 02, 2019
Pieces don't fit together
My son was very excited for this kit. He received it as a Christmas gift from his grandparents. We spent the morning digging it out with the included tools as well as our own tools as it is not an easy task. It is also incredibly messy. We finally got all the pieces out and cleaned up only to find that either we received the wrong tail piece or it was incorrectly made as the part that should click in to the rest of the model was cut on the opposite side and therefore did not fit. My husband attempted to trim and cut parts of it to make the pieces go together and we finally had to resort to gluing it together and telling our son it would be just for display as it was liable to fall apart. That's always fun for an 8 year old to hear. And before anyone assumes we didn't follow the directions, we had a civil engineer and an experienced model builder both working to get it together. For the price of this kit, I'm extremely disappointed in the lack of quality control. Unfortunately, we also received the tyrannosaurus kit and we now have absolutely no desire to open that one.
stolzy40
February 09, 2019
Excellent Toy for Expanding the Scientific Mind!
I bought the Big Dig Triceratops for my four and half year old grandson. He loved the concept of actually excavating a dinosaur/fossil from the "earth". He spent hours digging up the bones. Excellent learning tool!!
January 17, 2024
Verified Purchaser
Pieces missing
Pieces were missing. My sons are collecting these and like to build and glue them together so they stay. This was my first time ordering the Triceratops.
Liked: Value,Educational
Disliked: Quality
MindWare
January 29, 2024
Staff
We're sorry to hear about your missing pieces. We would be happy to send you a replacement. A member of our customer service team will contact you directly to arrange this. If there’s anything else we can do for you, please never hesitate to contact our Customer Service team directly at 1 (800) 274-6123.
January 16, 2024
Verified Purchaser
Great gift for the curious!
My granddaughter loved this gift and sees herself as a budding scientist/artist/nature lover age 7. She wore glasses and a mask as instructed to keep out the dust and was totally into uncovering the bones bit by bit developing her own technique. She even lets her older sister help. The dino has yet to be completely revealed and assembled but it will be. It takes time and focus. All the gifts ordered from Mindware arrived promptly and in excellent condition.
Liked: Quality,Value,Educational
January 12, 2023
Verified Purchaser
Dig It Up
My grandson LOVES these. Last Christmas I gave him the TRex and he kept asking his mother if there was another one and so was very excited when I found the Triceratops Dig it Up
January 12, 2023
Verified Purchaser
Hammer away
My granddaughters had a blast last Christmas with the "dig it up" so I bought more for next Christmas. It's a one time project, however the one time can last for hours, and day's. Overall it's a wonderful exciting project for them.
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2 questions
What is the dirt made from?
| March 3rd, 2024
  • BEST ANSWER: Thanks for asking. The excavation material is made of plaster.
    Staff
    March 4th, 2024
    Staff
Is this too difficult for a six year old?
Arleen M. | December 28th, 2021
  • BEST ANSWER: My six year old loved doing the T-Rex Dig It Up. It took him a couple days, but he was intensely involved the whole time. Great for the 6 yr age bracket!
    | June 2nd, 2024 | Reply Reply | Flag as Inappropriate

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