DIY Fossil Art Project

My cousin’s little girl is obsessed with dinosaurs. And, her obsession has inspired me to create fun dinosaur pre-historic projects. I love this awesome DIY Fossil Art Project too! Also, it is a great opportunity to teach little ones about fossils and how they are formed. 

Check out our Dinosaur activity pages, too!

DIY Fossil Art Project

Supplies:

• Used Coffee Grounds or dirt.
• Flour.
• Water.
• Salt.
• Plants, twigs, or other item to make a fossil.
• Deep paper plate.

This project is perfect for dinosaur lovers of all ages. In addition, it is a great way to teach a class about fossils. After that, you could even look for fossils at the park!

First, measure out the ingredients. You will need 1/2 Cup of flour, 1/2 Cup of water, 1/3 Cup of coffee grounds (if you don’t have coffee grounds, you can use dirt), and 1/4 Cup of salt. 

Then, mix the ingredients together in a small cup. If it is too wet, add a little more flour.  For example, my first mix was a little wet as you can see in the photos, so I added more four before I poured it into the plate.

And, then pour the mixture into a deep paper plate. 

Then, add whatever you want to make a fossil of into the mixture. I used clippings from a fern plant in the yard.  

Finally, allow the mixture to dry. You can put it in the oven on low for a few hours to fully dehydrate it or allow it to dry outside in the sun. 

Then, remove the fossil from the plate. I am really excited for our fossil’s ferns to dry out and turn brown. Because, I think it will be a great addition to our covered garden space out front. 

That’s it! This is such fun fossil art project! It would be an awesome project for any child’s art or science classes. I hope I have inspired you to make an awesome DIY Fossil art project!

You might also like this mini-lesson on rocks and minerals.