PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie Activity Suggestions for Families

A Dino-Sized Mission Kit

This Dino-sized Mission Kit is all about kids finding their own power. Every mission invites them to lead. Every obstacle becomes a chance to make a meaningful choice. Every action shows them what they are capable of.

Find your Roar with Rhubarb

Your kid(s) have a Jurassic-sized case of the jitters? They will unmask their inner roar, confidence and self-expression with these Pup masks.

Directions
  1. Cut out PAW Patrol masks (kids can do this too!). Add string/ribbon and tape for extra support.
  2. Allow kids to paint, color, or collage their masks.
  3. Once colored, ask your kid(s) how they feel brave – yelling, jumping, etc. Once they answer, let them all roar it out!
  4. Roar it out with them!

Other ways to express themselves:

  • Flap it out (wings)
  • Stomp it out (legs)
  • Wiggle it out (body)
  • Swish it out (tail)
  • Chomp it out (mouth or arms)
Download Masks
Download Masks
Suggested Materials
Suggested Materials

Rex Rumble Dance Off

Get ready to dance and move your tail off! Kids turn up their rhythm, creativity and confidence as they show off their roarsome new moves to the new song: Bottle Up by The Backstreet Boys.

Directions
  1. Print the dino-moves posters or watch video
  2. Create an open space with access to speakers.
  3. REX RUMBLE! Model the dance moves yourself! Do them together and encourage your kid(s) to come up with and share their own!
Listen to Bottle Up
Listen to Bottle Up

Hatch Your Herd

Snap, stack and build a pawsitively new dinosaur. Kids spark their imagination, curiosity and patience.

Directions
  1. Have kids pick 10 construction toys (magnetic tiles, bricks, blocks, etc.) to build their very own dinosaur.
  2. Once they build it, allow them the option to draw it on the paper and name it.
  3. Make sure to ask what skills the dinosaur would have to help in a rescue and help the kids write them down! 
Suggested Materials
  • Magnetic tiles
  • Blocks
  • Bricks
  • Paper 
  • Markers
  • Crayons
  • Colored pencils
Suggested Materials
  • Plastic river stones, carpet squares, foam tiles, or pieces of paper
  • Tape or signs to mark the starting point, “The Volcano”
  • Tape or signs to mark the ending point, “The Beach" 
  • Optional: Dinosaur footprints, PAW Patrol character images, or lava-themed decorations
  • Optional: Cones or floor markers to create different path challenges

Dino Island: The Floor is Lava

The volcano is rumbling on Dino Island, and the Pups need your help to make it safely to the beach! Kids will come together as a team to cross the “lava” and complete their mission with confidence.

Created in partnership with the Nickelodeon Youth Coalition. Kids liek yours helped design it! 

Directions
  1. Select an open space where kids can move safely from one side of the room to the other. Mark one side as "The Volcano" and the other side as "The Beach." 
  2. Create a place where kids can pick up a number “rocks” for different group sizes to start the game. Each group should have one rock for each player, plus one extra rock. For example, a group of four kids should receive five rocks. A kid playing solo can use two rocks.
  3. Invite kids to start at the volcano and use the rocks to create a safe path across the lava. Players may only step on the rocks, not the lava! To move forward, children take turns picking up the rock behind them and placing it ahead of the group.If one player “falls in,” have the team start again at the volcano and talk about what to do differently this time.

Encourage kids to talk to one another, make a plan, and help every player reach the beach.

Paw Patrol Dino Ruff Ruff Rescue

PAW Patrol is on a roll to rescue their dinosaur friends. Kids will chip, brush and dig to uncover them from their hiding place while digging up their problem-solving, decision-making and fine motor skills.

Directions
  1. Bury your dinosaurs in a “trap.” This can be done a few ways:
    1. Freeze dinosaurs in a bowl of water
    2. Place dinosaurs at the bottom of sensory bins
    3. Put dough around dinosaurs into an egg shape
    4. Bury dinosaurs in an outdoor area (make sure to mark where they are!)
    5. Place dinosaurs at the bottom of a bin and cover with dirt, sand/kinetic sand, beads, rice
    6. Build magnetic tile structures to contain the dinosaurs
  2. Provide kids with brushes (old toothbrushes work!), picks, shovels or other tools to uncover their dinosaurs! Encourage them to select the tool that would work best for their trap.
  3. Let them uncover!
Suggested Materials
  • Sensory bin
  • Bowl
  • Dough
  • Sand/kinetic sand
  • Dirt
  • Water
  • Dinosaur toys or cutouts
  • Shovels, brushes, picks
Suggested Materials
  • Baking soda
  • Tape
  • Vinegar
  • Paper towels
  • Dish soap
  • Dough/kinetic sand/clay
  • Water
  • Baking sheet/low rimmed container
  • Red or orange food coloring
  • Plastic bottle/test tube/cup/small container

No Volcano too Big, No Dino too Small!

This PAW Patrol mission is lava-hot! Kids unearth how volcanos work, curiosity and the power of working together.

Directions
  • Put the small container of your choice in the center of the low rimmed container. Secure with tape to make sure it does not tip.
  • Build your volcano cone out of dough, kinetic sand, clay, or another material. Have your kids help! Leaving the top opening clear to access the small container.
  • Add the lava! Place 2-3 tablespoons of baking soda, a few drops of dish soap and food coloring into the cup.
  • Ask your kids what they think is going to happen.
  • ERUPTION TIME! Pour about 2/3-1 cup of vinegar into the container.
  • Discuss what happened.

* Lava may spill over the bin and stain, consider doing this activity outside or in an area where you can get messy!

Pass the Pup Tag

A tail-wagging twist on hot potato. Kids discover decision-making, taking turns, and cheering each other on.

Directions
  • Print and cut out pup tag cut outs.
  • Setup space where kids can gather in a circle with access to a sound system.
  • When the music begins, kids pass one pup tag from one person to the next. Once the music stops, the person holding the pup tag is out. Continue playing until one kid is left.
    • Alternate: instead of being “out” kids could roar, name a dinosaur, name a PAW Patrol character, etc. and all could continue playing.
Pup Tag Cut Outs
Pup Tag Cut Outs
Suggested Materials