
Excavate a dinosaur figure
from an egg with a chisel tool
Your excavation kit consists of one
dinosaur egg with a dinosaur figure
inside of it and one chisel tool. You will
also need a cup full of water. Before
starting your excavation, prepare the
work area by spreading a few layers
of newspaper over a table surface. For
your workplace, choose an area where
it won’t matter if some of the plaster
material falls here and there or some
Please provide your child with
assistance and support when
excavating the dinosaur figure.
Before starting the experiment,
read through the manual together
and be sure to follow it. Please
be careful not to let any parts of
the kit get into the hands of small
children, especially the plaster
pieces that are left over after
WARNING! Not suitable for children
under years. For use under adult
supervision. Read the instructions before
use, follow them and keep them for
Do not inhale plaster dust or bring it into
contact with mouth or eyes. Wash hands
Keep the packaging and instructions as
they contain important information.
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The dinosaur egg’s plaster
material will become quite
soft when the egg is placed
in water. The longer the egg
is in the water, the softer the
the easier the excavation
will go. But you can also just
soften the outermost layer
through the harder layers on
Now dig out the dinosaur figure from inside
the egg by scraping away the plaster with
your chisel. As soon as you come to the
dinosaur, work carefully as you expose
the entire figure bit by bit. Finally, you can
rinse the last remaining plaster bits off the
dinosaur figure under running water. Then
To find out which dinosaur was in your egg,
take a look at the dinosaur facts on the
back side. There are a total of 12 different
dinosaur figures. Collect them all!
CHOKING HAZARD — Small parts.
Not for children under 3 yrs.