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Fun Dinosaur Crafts & Activities

June 8, 2015 by OneMommy

There is just something about dinosaurs.  It seems they never go out of style, fascinating kids of each generation.  

These pre-historic creatures are even the center of many popular kid crafts. 

Have a dinosaur fan in your house?

Here are some super fun dinosaur crafts and dinosaur activities for your budding paleontologist!

fun dinosaur crafts & activities for kids

These dinosaur themed crafts and activities would be perfect as part of a dinosaur unit at school or to do at home.  

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Dinosaur Crafts 

Paper Plate Dinosaurs — Discover how to make 12 different dinosaurs with paper plates.  

Cardboard Roll Dinosaurs — Kids will have fun making their own triceratops and “long neck” to play with.  

Dinosaur Hat —  Make this awesome hat with your child for a fun way to shade that precious face from the sun.  It’s super cute for dress up, too!

Stamped Dino —  Put those chunky blocks to good use with this colorful dino craft for preschoolers. 

Hand Print Dinosaurs —  Hand print crafts are always popular.  Kids will love this prehistoric twist. 

 Lego dinosaurs — Challenge your child to engineer their very own prehistoric friends using Legos.  

Craft Stick Dinos — Love craft stick activities?  Use those wood sticks to make a cute preschool dino craft. 

Dinosaur Stomp Painting — Here’s a fun way to use those plastic toy dinos!  Keep kids busy making their very own footprint art. 

Colorful Paper Dinos — Use the free template to create this pre-historic craft.  

Tissue Paper Dinosaur — This 3-dimensional dinosaur craft for kids is so much fun to make.  

Dinosaur Lanterns —  Looking for a dinosaur craft for older kids?  This one is one they will be proud to show off. 

dinosaur activities for kids

Dinosaur Activities 

Fizzing Volcano Play — Make your own miniature volcanoes and let your toy dinos play in the fizzy fun.  

Frozen Dinosaur Eggs —  Toddlers and preschoolers will have fun excavating the dinos from the eggs.  

Measuring with Footprints — Just how big were dinosaur feet?  Amaze kids by measuring out some and letting them see how many of their own feet will fit in a dino footprint.  Then use them to measure distance around your house or yard.  

Fizzing Dinosaur Eggs — One of the coolest dinosaur activities for preschoolers.  This one can be done at home or in the classroom. 

Salt Dough Fossils — Learn about how fossils form while creating your own salt dough dinosaur impressions.  

Dinosaur Small World Play —  Turn an old lunch box or suitcase into a miniature world for kids to act out their own prehistoric stories.

Playdough Dinosaur Habitat — Playdough gives a new twist to any toy.  Get out the playdough (or make homemade playdough) and create a miniature world for your plastic dinos.  Toddlers and preschoolers will have fun making lots of tiny footprints, too! 

Dinosaur Memory Game — Print out your own copy of this roaring fun memory game to play with your child.  

Dinosaur-Themed Spelling — Here’s a fun way for kids to practice spelling.  Use it as part of a dinosaur unit or on its own. 

 

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Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: animal craft, dinosaurs, preschooler craft

Comments

  1. OneMommy says

    June 15, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    Hope he has fun with some of these activities! 🙂

  2. susen @Dabbling Momma says

    June 18, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    very cool dinosaur activities!

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