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Icthyosaurs are far too big to make cuddly, so Carmel created an Ichthyosaur paddle (30cm long) to illustrate a section of the dinosaur skeleton. The fossil was made out of felt (with top stitching, left) and the 'fleshy part' made out of fabric.

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1. Fold the fabric in half. Lay the printed fish shape on it, draw round and cut out.
2. Place the two pieces right sides together. Starting at the dot sew the two pieces together until you get to the next dot.
3. Turn right way out. (You may need to clip into the corners)
4. Turn the raw edge up into the fish and sew in position.
5. Draw round the fish fossil on felt or card. Cut it out and insert into the fish.
6. Extra details can be drawn or embroidered onto the fish but are not essential.

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1. Cut a sock 10 cm from the toe. Fill it with spare fabric.

2. Sew around the top of the coprolite 1 cm from the edge. As you pull the stitches tight and secure push the cut fabric to the inside.

3. Cut the rest of the sock into 10 cm sections. Sew one end as above, stuff and sew the other ends closed. (311)

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1. Turn a sock inside out and draw a line that curves around at the end of the toe.

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2. Cast on at the toe end and sew a running stitch along the line but don’t cast off at the top end, leave the tread on the inside of the sock.

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2. Sew along the lines, cut off spare cloth and turn right-way out.

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3. Fold about 5 cm of the top of the sock to the inside. Sew around the new top of the sock to hold it in position.

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3. Cut off spare material and turn right side out.

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1. Turn a sock inside out. Draw a line from about 10cm down the sock to a point at the end.

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4. Stuff the sock stuff with spare fabric or polyester stuffing. Start with small pieces in the point. Stop about 5 cm from the top.

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4. Start to fill the end with small pieces of material and pull the thread as you do so to curl up the ammonite.
5. Keep filling and curling until about 10 cm from the top of the sock.

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5. Sew up the original top of the sock pulling it tight. Push it inside the top. Your fossil section is now complete.

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6. Thread the needle on again and sew a few stitches to keep the curl in position.

7. Complete the top of the sock and the body section as for the Belemnite above.

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6. To make the body section, fill the toe of a second sock. Tie a knot in the sock and check it fits into the end of the fossil. If it doesn’t untie and adjust.

7. Cut the remainder of the sock into tentacles.

8. Sew on buttons or beads for eyes. Alternatively you could draw them on.

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These props enable pupils to understand the relationship between prehistoric animal and the evidence for their existence in the fossil record. They also enable children to embed their learning through play.

To make four fossils you will need:

Socks – odd socks or old socks can be used, you don’t need to buy new.

A pen.

Needle and thread.

Polyester stuffing or spare fabric for filling.

Scissors

6 Buttons or beads.

Fabric approx size 2 sheets of A4

Card or felt A4 size

A4 fish print out

(N.B. Ichthyosaur paddle not included)