Kids Dino Excavation STEM Set with Three Bricks, Digging Tool and Learning Guide by National Geographic

Screen-free activities that genuinely hold a child's attention can be hard to find. Digging for buried dinosaurs taps straight into that natural curiosity, and this kit gives budding scientists three separate excavations to work through.

Inside the box are three dig bricks and a digging tool, along with step-by-step instructions. Two bricks conceal dinosaur figures – a T. rex in one and a Triceratops in the other – while the third holds a replica T. rex tooth and two complete skeleton figures. Once the digging is done, the learning guide fills in the background with plenty of dinosaur facts, linking the fun to real science through a STEM-based approach.

At a glance

• Keeps young hands busy and curious minds engaged
• Suits play at home or on holiday
• From the National Geographic brand