Dinosaur Crafts for Kids
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Discover some amazing dinosaur crafts for kids of all ages! They’re perfect for your dinosaur loving kids, and your upcoming dinosaur plans.
With so many hands-on dinosaur activities for preschool to choose from, the hardest decision you’ll have to make is which one to make first with your preschoolers.
Dinosaur Crafts for Kids
Dinosaur Crafts for Kids
Kids love dinosaurs! And what's not to love? They're big, they're ferocious, and they're extinct! What's not to love about that?
If you're looking for a fun project to do with your kids, why not try making some dinosaur crafts?
Using a paper plate, some brads, and watercolor paints, your preschooler can make their very own {moveable} T-Rex!
With a simple homemade salt dough recipe, plastic dinosaurs, and some paint, your preschoolers will be all set to create their own dinosaur fossils.
They’re super simple to create, and kids will enjoy making them and using them to have a fossil hunt in a sandbox or dirt pile.
Here’s a unique idea for painting colorful dinosaurs. Mix some food color or paint into a tray of shaving cream.Click over to discover how to use that mixture to create a marbled dinosaur!
Don’t you just love it when crafts and academics combine?
Here’s a fun craft that doubles as a science experiment! It involves baking soda, vinegar, and plastic dinosaurs.
Your little ones will beg to hatch dinosaur eggs over and over again!
All you need for this craft is foam craft sheets, googly eyes, and some old cardboard tubes.
Kids will enjoy making their very own Triceratops!
Do you have some old bubble wrap lying around? What about paper plates and cardboard tubes?
If so, you’ve got almost everything you need to make this paper plate dinosaur.
Click on over to see what else you’ll need and how to make this cute dino!
I love this dinosaur, and I bet your kids will too. It’s a great way to spend a rainy afternoon.
While your kids might need a little help cutting the cardboard, they’ll love painting and assembling their very own dinosaurs.
Has your child ever wanted their own pet dinosaur? Well, now they can have one!
Show them how they can create a mini dinosaur in a jar, and they’ll love taking their dinosaurs on all of their adventures.
This fun craft works on several skills at once. First, your kids will paint with bubble wrap.
Then, they’ll trace dinosaur templates and cut them out.
Finally, they can glue those dinosaurs onto a larger sheet of paper to create a mural.
If your kids love messy crafts, they’re going to love this one! Messy paper mache and paint are the perfect combination for a messy craft.
Kids will be inspired to save their money when they can drop it in their dinosaur banks.
This project is perfect for even the youngest dinosaur fans.
Making dinosaur footprints is sure to be tons of fun!
They’ll be roaring as their dinosaurs stomp through the paint in this fun hands-on activity.
You don’t have to wait for Halloween for this one!
Your little guys (and girls) will love sporting their dinosaur shirts while you’re out and about.
PRESCHOOL BOOKS ABOUT DINOSAURS
Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about dinosaurs. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore. If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.
How to Catch a Dinosaur – Do YOU have what it takes to catch a prehistoric pal? How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday? – All little dinosaurs love to get presents, and this new board book will be an immediate favorite. From birthday hats to Ceratosaurus-sized cakes, America’s young readers will laugh out loud as the celebration moves from “bad” birthday behavior to just the right amount of silliness and sharing. What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night: A Very Messy Adventure – You might have noticed weird things happening in your house. Unexplainable messes. Food all over the kitchen floor. Who could the culprits be? Dinosaurs!
Dinosaur Fun for Kids
Dinosaur dig excavation kits are an amazing way to get kids interested in science! Dig up the dinosaurs and use fine motor skills to brush off the sand. Then, use the microscope to match the dinosaurs to the fact cards. Soak the dinosaur eggs in water to watch them crack open to reveal baby dinosaurs. Learning has never been so much fun!
These felt dinosaur tails have a velcro “belt” that allows kids to wear them when they’re playing dress-up and pretending to be dinosaurs.
Add some fun dinosaur figures to your pretend play area for hands-on learning through play.
Which dinosaur craft will you try this summer?
