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    Dinosaur Paper Craft

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    Dinosaur Paper Craft

    Have some prehistoric fun making this easy Dinosaur paper craft. Simple fun craft with a free printable dinosaur paper craft template. Great construction paper craft for kids of all ages!

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    This cute dinosaur paper craft for kids is an easy craft made with just a few craft supplies. Grab some construction paper, scissors, and a glue stick and you will be ready to have a DINO-MITE great time.

    Do you have any dinosaur-loving kids at home? If your kids are anything like mine, then they are going to love our fun dinosaur craft idea.

    Dinosaur Fun

    Dinosaur Fun

    Dinosaurs are something my two oldest children love! My daughter loves to read about them, while my toddler wants to act like different ones; this can sometimes mean trying to eat like a dinosaur at the table, which can be a bit chaotic.

    We have also had some real dinosaur fun dressing up in dino costumes and digging in the sand for dinosaur fossils. The best ideas are always ones that encourage creativity and imagination, like these dinosaur paper crafts with printable template.

    Don't miss our other fun Paper Crafts

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    Easy Dinosaur Craft

    I love that you can use different colored paper or even googly eyes to make it your own with this paper dinosaur. This craft is a great way to use leftover scrap paper for small pieces, such as the spikes or dots you may want to add. 

    When you're doing crafts with kids, give the basic instructions, and then you can let the child(ren) take the lead. They can learn so much about themselves when their imagination is encouraged to grow. Crafting even improves fine motor skills and decreases anxiety which is T-REXCELLENT!

    Have fun with the kids making this Paper Dinosaur Craft! If you love dinosaurs as much as we do, then you won't want to miss our Pom Pom Dinosaur Craft for Kids, How to Draw a Dinosaur, Dinosaur Color Page, as well as our Dinosaur Bingo. Each is a fun activity for a Dinosaur themed birthday party or a fun way to spend a rainy day.

    If Animal fun is your jam, then head over to grab our Animal Charades, How to Draw Animals, Animal Bingo, and 101+ Animal Crafts as well!

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    Supplies for Paper Dinosaur

    These fun dinosaur crafts use simple supplies. Here is what you need to make your own dinosaurs.

    • Dinosaur Templates (free template at the bottom of post)
    • Colorful Paper
    • Pencil
    • Black Marker
    • Scissors

    How To Make a Dinosaur Out Of Construction Paper?

    cut dinosaur template out of paper

    Select 3 to 4 different colors of construction paper or card stock to make these paper dinosaurs. Trace the dinosaur shape body on colored craft paper and trace the two separate leg patterns on a darker shade of the same colored craft paper. Trace the scales and spots on colored craft papers of your choice. Cut out all the different pieces that you have traced. You can cut out the eye pattern directly from the template.

    Add piece of dinosaur back

    Glue the scale cutout along the top curved side of the dinosaur body piece.

    Add back legs of Dinosaur

    Using the glue stick, glue the separate leg cutouts behind each of the leg parts attached to the body of the dinosaur.

    glue dinosaur spots

    Glue the spots to the dinosaur's back.

    cute dinosaur

    Lastly, glue the eye to the head of the dinosaur. A googly eye works great too. Then using the black marker, draw the mouth.

    Viola, you have a cute dinosaur craft.

    As an added step, my kids love when we turn our paper animal crafts into puppets. To do this, grab your popsicle sticks or craft sticks and glue one to the back of the cute dinosaurs. Your child can hold the dinosaur and play with dinosaur activities.

    We hope you have so much fun with this simple craft.

    Happy Crafting!

    We highlighted this Dinosaur Craft along with some other fun kid's crafts in our May Crafts along with our 101+ Easy Kids Crafts.

    You also do not want to miss our 101+ Coloring Pages For Kids and 101+ Printables For Kids full of Crafts and Coloring Pages.

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    Dinosaur Paper Craft

    Have some prehistoric fun making this easy Dinosaur paper craft. Simple fun craft with a free printable dinosaur paper craft template. Great construction paper craft for kids of all ages!
    Course Kids Crafts
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes minutes
    Author Alli Ward

    Equipment

    • Scissors

    Ingredients

    • Dinosaur Templates free template at the bottom of post
    • Colorful Paper
    • Pencil
    • Black Marker
    • Glue

    Instructions

    • Select 3 to 4 different colors of construction paper or card stock to make these paper dinosaurs. Trace the dinosaur shape body on colored craft paper and trace the two separate leg patterns on a darker shade of the same colored craft paper. Trace the scales and spots on colored craft papers of your choice. Cut out all the different pieces that you have traced. You can cut out the eye pattern directly from the template.
      cut dinosaur template out of paper
    • Glue the scale cutout along the top curved side of the dinosaur body piece.
      Add piece of dinosaur back
    • Using the glue stick, glue the separate leg cutouts behind each of the leg parts attached to the body of the dinosaur.
      Add back legs of Dinosaur
    • Glue the spots to the dinosaur's back.
      glue dinosaur spots
    • Lastly, glue the eye to the head of the dinosaur. A googly eye works great too. Then using the black marker, draw the mouth.
      cute dinosaur

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