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Our Dinosaur Discovery Center is a
locally owned and family operated children's museum that supports our
future and our community. We offer exciting hands on activities for kids
to play, explore and discover.
Family friendly, affordable and a fun thing for families to do in Tucson.
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Art Exhibits
Life Size Dinosaur Sculptures Life like recreations of dinosaurs through the ages, sculpted by local artist Daniel McQuestion. These life size dinosaur sculptures are set in a 42 foot long diorama with the back drop of a prehistoric mural and landscaped with vegetation and ground cover to give life to your imagination. |
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Here at the Dinosaur Discovery Center we have many hands on activities for kids to explore, play and create. This is the part of the museum where children can discover by exploring,
interacting and manipulating these hands on exhibits.
Model Volcano Play Table 
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Our 3-D Model Volcano table with miniture dinosaurs that stymulates creative play is a big hit from the little ones right up to 11 or 12 year olds. The realistic landscape and the play dinosaurs really encourage young kids to explore. The river running through and the waterfall gets exclamations and giggles. It's the train table of the dinosaur age and we all know how much even us big kids like those model tables. |
T-Rex Excavation Game 
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Like our old favorite game, operation, come excavate a Tyranasaurus
Rex... but be very careful excavating those bones or he'll get mad. A game of hand eye coordination that puts a bit of excitement into being a young paleontologist! |
Skeleton Dig  |
Be a Junior Paleontologist! Dig for dinosaur skeletons, over 30 different kinds that you can uncover. Use the brushes and goggles just like real dinosaur hunters do and see how many different kinds you can find. |
Paleo Artist  |
Become a Paleo Artist. Stencils, rub plates, stamps and coloring sheets get the artistic side of you going. Plus paper, crayons, pens and colored pencils to make your very own dinosaur creations. |
T-Rex Puzzle  |
A giant magnetic puzzle of a Tyranosaurs Rex skeleton. Discover dinosaur anatomy and see if you can reconstruct the T-Rex. Just like they do in the museums when they put real skeletons back together. |
Scavenger Hunt  |
Take our Paleo-Explorer Scavenger Hunt. Discover, explore and unearth some cool facts about dinosaurs and prehistoric life. Answer 7 questions and WIN a cool prize! |
Dinosaur Rollaround 
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The rollaround dinosaur toy was added to entertain the toddlers and younger siblings. It is a big hit and all the kids enjoy it. |
Anamatronic Triceretops 
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You can feed her, pet her and even ride her if you are less than 60 pounds. If you roar, she roars back. If you rub her belly she purrs. If you squeeze her horn, she sniffs your hand. If you put her leaf in her mouth she will crunch, crunch, crunch. She wags her tail and even plays music. |
Here at the Dinosaur Discovery Station we have many touchable exhibits. This makes for great exploration for the kids and less stress for the adults. These exhibits show this kids how fossils feel, what the tools scientists use are like and how the eggs were shaped.
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Fossil Wall Tools of the Trade Pangea Slideshow How fossils are Formed. |
Sonorasaurus Eggs Sonorasaurus Gastrolith Book Nook |
Meteor Artifact Coprolites Replica Dinosaur Eggs How fossils are shipped |
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