Online you can find a bit of everything on any give topic and that can be a big help or a big nightmare.
The web is full of gift ideas for dinosaur lovers but it can be hard to find out a good quality, cheap, fun (and sometimes educational) present that will bring joy and excitement to the receiver.
As the owner of a dinosaur website for kids I like to try to dig around the internet for some cool products that are not only from a reliable source (Amazon USA) but also already have good reviews from previous buyers and most of all, are affordable.
Having a kid nowadays is definitely not easy so being able to find some cheap Christmas present that will brighten up their day (and hopefully weeks and months) can be hard.
On my last post I published the top 10 dinosaur presents under US $10 for Christmas 2012. On this post I will focus on presents between US $10 and US $25.
Once again, please be aware that even though all dinosaur products displayed on this list were on Amazon with prices between US $10 and US $25 on December 2012, prices change and I'm in no way controlling them.
Hope you get a good deal!
1.
Merrymakers - How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You Plush
Category: Soft Toys
Description: The "How Do Dinosaurs . . ." series books are a warm and no-nonsense way of helping kids manage the important things in their lives - going to bed, coping with being sick, getting ready for school, and taking time to snuggle with the ones they love. By using humor and showing what a dinosaur would and wouldn't do, the books make things easy to understand for even the smallest child. This 14" plush dino is based on the latest addition - "How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You". It also makes a great stand alone gift, especially as a way to say "I love you" to the special little boy in your life.
2.
Smithsonian Diggin' Up Dinosaurs T-Rex
Category: Arts & Crafts
Description: Conduct your own archeological dig with this cool kit. Dig up a plastic skeleton of a t-rex. Waiting to be unearthed and assemble the bones into a cool t-rex. Detailed instructions are included.
Conduct your own archeological dig with Smithsonian Diggin' Up Dinosaurs. Plastic T-Rex dinosaur skeleton is buried deep within a sand block, waiting to be unearthed. Dig out using excavation tools which are included in the set (marsh pick and brush) and assemble them into a dinosaur skeleton.
3.
LEGO Dino Raptor Chase
Category: Lego Sets
Description: Hurry! The speedy raptor is heading towards the city and must be stopped at all costs. Chase down the dashing dino in the big-wheeled off-roader, fire the tranquilliser gun and capture it with the lasso. But watch out! This dino is in a reeeeal bad mood. Includes 2 hero minifigures and raptor dinosaur.
4.
Dinosaurs 750-Piece Puzzle
Category: Jigsaws & Puzzles
Description: This Dinosaurs puzzle is by Haruo Takino and has 750 pieces. The popular artwork features all dinosaurs that feed the imagination. The fierce tyrannosaurus rex walks beside the triceratops and the brachiosaurus in an exciting parade. It has easy-fit pieces that are also unbreakable, made from recycled board and printed with vegetable-based ink. This superior quality puzzle will delight and educate all at the same time.
5.
Dinosaurs of North America Wall Map
Category: Educational Games
Description: Imagine North America with great inland seas and a fabulous array of dinosaurs ranging across its expanse. North America in the Age of Dinosaurs shows the continent as it was 74 million years ago. The map shows where dinosaurs roamed throughout the continent during the Mesozoic Era, with stunning artwork and descriptions of the diverse range of dinosaurs that flourished for over 200 million years.
6.
The Magic School Bus: Back in Time with the Dinosaurs
Category: Educational Games
Description: Young Scientists Club The Magic School Bus: Back in Time with The Dinos is for the explorer in every kid to perform tasks like digging up a fossil or creating a dino model. This exciting science kit is based on the popular Magic School Bus book series and includes a detailed manual with guidance for exciting experiments.
Why You'll Love It: It is fun to watch kids simulate a dino fossil dig, make cast and mold fossils, create a timeline and build a dino replica, recreating the Jurassic era with little hands.
7.
Dino-Opoly
Category: Card & Board Games
Description: Dinosaur-themed property trading board game. For two to six players. Game pieces include a pick axe, raptor claw, stegosaurus, hatching egg, t-rex skull and a fossil. Deed cards have interesting dinosaur facts. Bones and museum exhibits serve as the property. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Construction: Cardboard construction.
8.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [Blu-ray 3D]
Category: DVD & Blu-ray
Description: Just when you thought they couldn’t get any cooler...your favorite prehistoric pals from Ice Age and Ice Age The Meltdown are back in an all-new, ginormous animated adventure for ALL ages.
This time around, Manny and the herd discover a lost world of ferociously funny dinosaurs, including a cranky T-Rex who’s got a score to settle with Sid. Meanwhile, Scrat goes nuts over the beautiful Scratte, but is she trying to win his heart - or steal his acorn?
Featuring an all-star voice cast, including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Queen Latifah, Ice Age Dawn Of The Dinosaurs delivers more thrills, more chills, and more mammoth-sized laughs for everyone!
9.
Digging for Dinosaurs
Category: Console Games
Description: Engage as a Triceratops battling the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, an Eoraptor hunting its prey or an Archaeopeteryx taking flight. Each dinosaur discovery unlocks a game that allows players to be one of these legendary creatures. With each adventure, kids separate fact from myth as they learn the true tales about 21 different dinosaurs roaming the earth millions of years ago!
10.
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Dinopedia: The Most Complete Dinosaur Reference Ever
Category: Educational Books
Description: In the crowded field of dinosaur books, this is the very first to offer children ages 7 to 10 - those at the height of their enthusiasm for the prehistoric giants - complete coverage of all the known dinosaurs.
Don Lessem, author of more than 60 books - most of them about dinosaurs - teams up with Franco Tempesta, a talented illustrator with a fresh and appealing style. The exciting result is an accessible, visually stunning book that’s packed with facts that kids can use to impress their friends and families.
The Ultimate Dinopedia is organized by the periods that are well known to young enthusiasts: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. It includes almost every dinosaur ever discovered, and highlights 125 species that scientists know sufficiently to describe in rich detail. Special features include How We Know What They Looked Like, Baby Dinosaurs, Great Dinosaur Goofs, and much more. Every featured dino gets a fact box that delivers important information at a glance - Scientific Name, Discoverer, Place and Date of Discovery, Length, Habitat, Diet, Fossils, Fun Facts, and Range Map. This book provides - in fabulously illustrated, kid-friendly form - all the information an 8-year-old fact hound needs to lord that knowledge over parents and teachers!
