Dinosaur World

Who doesn't love dinosaurs?  In thinking of different worlds to invent for Ben, my mom immediately thought he might enjoy one populated with Dinosaurs.  I always loved playing with those plastic dinosaur figurines.

So, it seems like we would want a prehistoric time mat (like the car mat) to use as a backdrop for play with the figurines.  I think the background may could be really simple - perhaps just a swamp water feature, a volcano/mountain, and a sky for the pteradactyls.  I also liked this felt board for examples of dinosaurs we could make for story boards if we wanted to go in that direction.