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Kids
Crafts - Bring your favorite dinosaurs to life. They're great
fun for the classroom, a kid's room, or children's project.
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Free
Craft Ideas
 Kids
Crafts |
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 Dinosaurs
Designed
By: Frank Tompkins
Typical
Project Completion Time:
2-4 hours
(does not include drying time)
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| Tyrannosaurus
Rex - MATERIALS NEEDED: |
STYROFOAM
Brand Products:
Body: 1- 5" egg
Arms: 6-1-1/2" balls
Legs/Feet: 2-4" eggs, 3- 3" eggs
Tail: 1- 3" ball, 4- 2" balls, 4-1-1/2" balls
Neck/Head: 1- 3" ball, 1- 2" ball, 1- 4" egg,
1-1-1/2" ball
Other Materials:
Wood picks
1- 3/4" doll's eyes, pair
Sharp knife
Glue
Blue felt tip pen (water based)
Spray paint: dark blue, light blue, shocking pink |
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
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Legs: Position 4" eggs on body (tapered ends down) as if
dinosaur is walking. Carve out eggs so they fit snugly against
body and glue in place. Glue one 3" egg to each 4"
egg (tapered ends down). Cut remaining 3" egg in half lengthwise
to form feet; glue on to legs. |
| 2.
Tail: Glue together balls for tail, starting with 3" ball
and ending with 1-1/2" balls. Glue tail to body; adjust
tail as needed to help body stand. |
| 3.
Head & Neck: Glue 3" ball onto body, followed by 2"
ball. Carve a wedge from end of 4" egg, forming mouth;
glue to 2" ball. Cut 1 1/2" ball in half; glue to
head for sockets. |
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Arms: Cut wedge out of two 1 1/2" balls, forming hands;
glue together three balls for each arm. Attach to 3" ball. |
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Painting: Mask the inside of mouth with tape and carefully paint
front of body light blue, shading to white in the center; turn
over and paint back side deep blue. Remove tape; carefully paint
inside of mouth pink. Draw on nostrils and toe nails with blue
felt tip pen. Attach doll's eyes to eye sockets. |
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Stegosaurus - MATERIALS NEEDED : |
STYROFOAM
Brand Products:
Body:
1- 6" ball
Legs/Feet: 2- 3" eggs, 2- 2" eggs, 6- 1-1/2"
balls, 2- 1" balls,2- 2" balls
Neck/Head: 1- 2" egg, 2- 1-1/2" balls
Tail/Fins: 4- 1-1/2" balls, 4- 1" balls, 4-1/2"
balls, 6- 3" eggs
Other
Materials:
1-
1/2" doll's eyes, pair
Sharp knife
Glue
Spray paint: bright green |
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1.
Back Legs: Position 3" eggs on body, tapered ends down.
Carve out eggs so they fit snugly against body and glue in place.
Glue one 1-1/2" ball to each egg. |
| 2.
Front Legs: Glue 2" eggs to body, following instruction
above. Glue 1-1/2" and 1" ball to each egg. |
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Feet: Cut two 2" eggs in half lengthwise; glue to legs. |
| 4.
Head & Neck: Whittle top of tapered end of 2" egg into
muzzle. Glue together two 1-1/2" balls and 2" egg.
Glue neck to body. |
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Tail: Glue together balls for tail, forming a curve. Attach
tail to body. |
| 6.
Painting: Paint dinosaur body bright green. Attach doll's
eyes to head. |
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Fins: Shape tapered end of 3" eggs into a point (optional).
Carefully cut six slices from each egg. Paint fins green. Attach
fins in pairs, with larger fins on body and smaller fins on
tail. |
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since 2003 Free Craft Idea
* Project
reprinted courtesy of The
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