Dinosaur Egg
Toddler · 2–3A big speckled dinosaur egg with a crack running right around the middle, sitting in a little patch of grass. This is one of the simplest pages on the site — one large egg shape and a handful of spots — which makes it a perfect first dinosaur page for a two-year-old. The crack line gives the page a story: something is about to hatch. Coloring a dinosaur egg is a natural way to talk about eggs and babies, about which animals hatch and which do not, and about being patient while something grows. Print it on A4 or US Letter, or color it online with tap-to-fill.
An oval with spots
A dinosaur egg is the simplest page in this category — an oval, some spots and a bit of grass — which makes it the right one for a two-year-old who wants dinosaurs but cannot yet manage a spiky one. The spots are the only small areas and can be skipped entirely.
It is also a page with something hidden in it, which children respond to. There is something inside the egg, and the picture does not show you what.
Dinosaurs laid eggs
Real fossil dinosaur eggs have been found, sometimes with the bones of the unhatched baby still inside. That is a genuinely remarkable thing and easy for a child to picture. It also quietly reinforces that dinosaurs were animals that had babies, rather than monsters.
Frequently asked questions
- Have real dinosaur eggs been found?
- Yes — fossilised eggs and nests have been found on several continents, and a few contain the bones of unhatched babies. Children find that far more striking than a skeleton.
- What age is this page for?
- Two to four. An oval, some spots and grass — the easiest dinosaur page here.
