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Dinosaur Movies For Kids

Kids love dinosaur movies. Honestly, big kids love movies about dinosaurs too, but it’s generally when you are younger that you first learn to love the dinosaur world. A kid’s imagination is prime for great things like a T-Rex having a fight with a brontosaurus, or a Troodon as a train conductor. It all seems perfectly realistic. Dinosaur movies can also have a big impact on a kid’s life. Our Lead Illustrator, Kara, remembers quite fondly the experience of going to see the highly rated Jurassic Park with her dad. It was scary, but still the best! It’s this memory that started her love of Dinosaurs, and eventually specialising in Dinosaur art! Dinosaur movies for kids have been made for many years. Now that we have services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, there is no shortage of new dino movies to take us on a journey back in time. These dinosaur movies are among our favourites. Obviously any movie with a dinosaur is a good one, but these ones in particular are the movies that rated the prime spot in our movie collection.

The Land Before Time (1988):
This dinosaur kids movie is overall our staff’s top pick. No matter who I talked to, everyone loves this movie. Not only is it beautifully animated, but it’s a lovely story. It’s a wonderful story about friends who make an important journey, meeting new friends along the way. There are many sequels, but the first one is definitely the best rated. You can usually find this dino movie on Amazon Prime.

We’re Back! A Dinosaur Story (1993):
If you want an animated dinosaur movie filled with big names, this is the dino movie for you! Produced by Steven Spielberg, it’s filled with the voices of people like John Goodman and Martin Short. Some really smart dinosaurs come to help two lonely kids in New York City, and adventures ensue. Also, trouble. It’s a lot of good hearted fun that both kids and parents will love. You can try Amazon Prime or Apple TV for this one.

The Good Dinosaur (2015):
Pixar is well known for its top rated animated kids movies, and this dinosaur movie is no different. Journey back in time to join a young dinosaur and his human friend as they trek to find Arlo the dinosaur’s parents. It’s heartwarming and fun, and since it’s Pixar, you are likely to find it on Disney Plus.

Jurassic Park:
Of course no dinosaur movie list would be complete without this one! I’m sure just about every dinosaur lover has seen at least one version; either the original 1993 version, based on the book by Michael Crichton, or the 2015 reboot of the franchise, Jurassic World. Although it might be a little too intense for younger kids, the older kids will love it! All your favorite dinosaurs will be there. And can you imagine? A theme park, full of dinosaurs? What could be more amazing? Well, as the cliche goes, “I’ve seen the end of this movie, and it doesn’t end well…” Still, the journey through this prime rated park is probably one of the best times you’ll have in a dinosaur movie! (Also, if you are a Jurassic fan, check out our Rexy and Blue stickers! I believe they actually are really good friends!)

Before I pop myself a big bowl of popcorn and head to my couch for dinosaur movie night, here are our list of honourable mentions! You might want to check these dinosaur movies for kids out too!

Honourable Mentions:
Dinosaur Train: The Movie (2021)
Walking With Dinosaurs (2013)
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig (2011)
Dinosaur (2000)

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Christmas Dinosaur

A Christmas dinosaur is a special dinosaur. This is probably because Christmas is my favourite time of year, and then, well, dinosaurs. It’s easy to incorporate dinosaurs into any family or community Christmas in so many different ways. You can find Christmas dinosaur in the pages of books, Christmas dinosaur clothes, Christmas dinosaur cards; there is even a special Christmas dinosaur cartoon movie! I love Christmas movies! I bet even Santa uses a dinosaur with his reindeer to pull his sleigh. My friends get inundated with Christmas dinosaur memes in December too; it’s just how I roll. Get ready, this blog is all about how to do Christmas, dinosaur style.

Christmas – Sweater

The best Christmas dinosaur season opens with your special ugly Christmas dinosaur sweater. TruePassionStyles on the etsy community has got a special ugly dinosaur Christmas sweater, with two Christmas dinosaurs watching Santa fly overhead. This will get you ready for your Christmas movie. You’ll also need your Christmas Dinosaur socks from the ImgineThatCA pages on etsy. Then you can snuggle in and watch your favorite Christmas cartoon movies!

Santasaurus Rex

The next Christmas content to explore is to remind your community that it is Christmas dinosaur season! Some great memes to do that with are Christmas T-Rex’s singing or Christmas dinosaurs smashing your broken gingerbread houses. Santasaurus Rex is another good Santa dinosaur Christmas meme. I find that Tree Rex features heavily in these special pages of memes. Dinosaurs instead of reindeer pulling the sleigh are also great memes!

Tree Rex

Now that everyone in your community knows that Christmas is all about dinosaurs, it’s time to get ready for the actual date. Christmas dinosaur pyjamas are the most special pj’s. Dinosaur Christmas pj’s are a top way to show off your family in some special pictures! Why not get matching family Christmas dinosaur pajamas from the EdgarRaeApparel pages on etsy? These cozy plaid Christmas dinosaur pyjamas can even be personalized with all your family’s name on them! BobaTeaShop on etsy also has adorable Christmas dinosaurs dressed as Santa on their web pages. 

Christmas – pj

With your dinosaur Christmas pyjamas on, you are ready to decorate the dinosaur Christmas tree. There are tons of dinosaur Christmas ornaments you can buy. From a special First Christmas dinosaur ornament for a baby, to a cute personalized reindeer dinosaur Christmas ornament for a child or even a more realistic Santa pterosaur Christmas ornament, there is a dinosaur Christmas ornament for everyone. If you don’t have a star or an angel for the top of your tree, you can do like a friend of mine. Her and her husband top their special tree with a Christmas pterodactyl every year. It’s like an angel, in that it’s got wings, but it’s better because it’s a dinosaur!

Christmas – triceratops ornament

The Christmas dinosaur morning should always consist of special Christmas dinosaur waffles, after Santa and his reindeer have delivered your presents. You can also read dinosaur Christmas books like, “The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas” by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter and “Dinosaur Christmas” by Jerry Pallotta. There are lots of fun dinosaurs in the pages of those books! A fun Christmas dinosaur way to end the day is watching Christmas dinosaur movies like “The Christmas Dinosaur”, a movie about a boy who gets a baby pterodactyl for Christmas.

Christmas – waffles2

Christmas dinosaurs are such a special way to add entertainment to the holidays. Sharing a Christmas dinosaur with your community through the pages of a book or through movies or clothing is a lot of fun! I mean, who doesn’t like the idea that Santa uses a dinosaur instead of reindeer to lead his sleigh? Christmas dinosaurs are an important part of a very special season! What are your favorite Christmas dinosaur traditions? Tag us on facebook and instagram!