Why do children love dinosaurs so much? Kids have been interested in dinosaurs since paleontologists first discovered these amazing prehistoric creatures. Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Park opened in 1854 and has entertained children and adults ever since.

Dinosaurs are fascinating to children. They have complicated names like Parasaurolophus and Scelidosaurus that kids love to master. They can be classified into carnivorous carnivores and herbivorous herbivores; children love to classify things.

Ferocious carnivores are terrifying monsters, but not overly so because they are not around today. Tyrannosaurus Rex is the most famous carnivore and a children’s favorite. However, Spinosaurus was bigger and is becoming more popular. Herbivores like Triceratops and Stegosaurus have interesting horns and armor, they look fun!

Dinosaurs encourage children to think about nature and, in particular, species that are going extinct. It makes the risk of modern endangered animals very real. T-Rex and Pterodactyl have long been extinct. It could really happen to other amazing creatures.

An interest in dinosaurs often leads to an interest in science and paleontology. How do we know so much about dinosaurs when they have been extinct for so long? How do paleontologists find and excavate fossils and bones and reconstruct skeletons? How do paleoartists or dinosaur illustrators calculate what a Giganotosaurus or Velociraptor would have looked like?

Extinction theories also pique the interest of children. The idea of ​​a huge asteroid hitting Earth and making it inhospitable to most life forms is fascinating (and terrifying). How do scientists examine different theories and discover which one best fits the evidence?

Children love learning facts (and correcting adults who are wrong!). The pterodactyl was not actually a dinosaur, but they existed at the same time. Dinosaurs have legs that go down at the hips, while reptiles have legs that go out to the sides. Oviraptor the egg thief didn’t really steal eggs, the eggs he came across were from his own nest!

And of course, Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus were really big. Children love to imagine a huge sauropod that towers over their house and is longer than a bus. Yes, they were much older than Dad or their school teachers.

Dinosaur toys are great for imaginative play and for learning about nature and science and for getting a feel for the history of our planet. In our experience, children become interested in dinosaurs when they are young. Preschoolers and younger school-age children are deeply interested, and for many children, the fascination develops as they grow and carries through to adolescence and often adulthood. Who knows, maybe you have a paleontologist in training.