SUNDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2025
Dinosaur Workshop for kids: Meet Velociraptor!
Join Puppet Planet’s Meet Velociraptor! Workshop on Sunday 7 December to dig deeper into dinosaur science.
Learn about the latest raptor discoveries, touch real dinosaur fossils, and excavate your own Velociraptor fossil cast!
10 - 10:10am | Meet the team
Welcome and introductions
10:10 - 10:20am | Movie break
• What is a Velociraptor? movie (5 min)
• Q&A with a palaeontologist (5 min)
10:20 - 10:30am | Fossil exploration
Touch and explore real dinosaur fossils
10:30 - 11am | Raptor excavation
Become a scientist and dig out a Velociraptor fossil cast to take home
11 - 11:10am | Movie break
• Did Velociraptor have feathers? movie (5 min)
• Q&A with a palaeontologist (5 min)
11:10 - 11:45am | Dino rock painting
• Choose a design and make a dino pet rock
11:45am - 12pm | Movie break
• Meet baby Velociraptors movie (5 min)
• Q&A with palaeontologist (5 min)
• Break; small snack and music
12 - 12:20pm | Raptor Rock music!
Make some Raptor Rock with Pedro the Music Man!
12:20 - 12:45pm | Velociraptor crafts
Colouring, stamping, finger and stick puppets
12:45 - 1pm | Wrap up and goodbye
• Program summary with Iziko palaeontologist
• Presentation of special prize and K4C badge
- Sunday, 7 December 2025
- 9:30am for 10am - 1pm
- Iziko Museum & Planetarium, Cape Town
- For children ages 5-12
- R200 per child (plus R30 museum entry fee)
- Tickets at Webtickets
R200 per child (tickets from Webtickets); parents/guardians free (no ticket needed)
Museum admission required R50 per adult, R30 per child
Please share with your friends as we need a minimum number of reservations to run the program.
