Our Earth life: Fossil Specimen Set

Ages 3+

Step back in time and discover a fascinating piece of our planet’s history with the Fossil Specimen Set.

Featuring five genuine fossil specimens, including a shark tooth, ammonite and ancient shelled creatures, each fossil is beautifully preserved in clear resin so children can safely hold, examine and explore it from every angle.

Designed to turn natural curiosity into hands on discovery, this set gives children the opportunity to observe the details of real fossils, compare their shapes and features, and wonder about the creatures and environments that existed millions of years ago. With natural variations in every specimen, no two sets will be exactly alike.

Why You’ll Love It

• Contains genuine fossil specimens for an authentic learning experience
• Clear resin makes each fossil easy and safe for children to handle and examine
• Encourages curiosity about fossils, prehistoric life, dinosaurs and natural history
• Beautiful for hands on learning, sensory play, nature study and classroom activities
• Natural variations make every fossil collection unique
• Thoughtfully created as an educational resource designed to make learning tactile, engaging and memorable

Perfect For

• Curious kids fascinated by fossils, dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures and the natural world
• Hands on learners who enjoy discovering, examining and asking questions
• Sensory play, nature tables, homeschool activities and classroom learning
• Adding real world elements to dinosaur and prehistoric small world play
• Young fossil collectors and budding palaeontologists
• A thoughtful educational gift for children who love science and nature

Play Ideas

• Add the specimens to a dinosaur small world and create your own prehistoric museum or fossil dig
• Use a magnifying glass to examine the fossils closely and compare their shapes, textures and features
• Sort and classify the specimens before researching which creatures they came from
• Hide them in sand or sensory materials for a fossil discovery activity
• Create museum labels for each specimen and encourage children to share what they have discovered

Develops Skills

• Observation and comparison
• Scientific thinking and inquiry
• Classification and sorting
• Language and vocabulary
• Curiosity and independent learning
• Imaginative and small world play

Includes:

• 1x Shark tooth
• 1x Ammonite
• 1x Crinoid stem
• 1x Gastropod
• 1x Bivalve mollusc

Each specimen is preserved in clear resin. As these are genuine fossils, natural variations will occur.

Please note: creatures are unique and may vary in size and colour.