If you love dinosaurs, you might want to enjoy some arts and crafts related to these prehistoric beasts. One of the best things you can do is make your own 3D dinosaur. There are lots of ways to do this, and we’ve outlined a few of our favourites here.  

3D Paper Dinosaur

Firstly, why not try to make your very own origami dinosaur? Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding and will add a 3D effect to your project. Instead of simply drawing or painting a dinosaur on a piece of flat paper, you can fold it so that your dinosaur comes to life and even moves or stands up. There are many tutorials online that will help you with this. The most important part of origami is to make very deliberate and accurate folds. You can then decorate your creation with colours, stick on eyes and more.

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Make a Papier Mache Dinosaur

Kids love papier mâché. Why? Because it’s messy, creative and can be done over several days. To make the body of the dinosaur, blow up a balloon of the relevant shape and size. If you’re making a Diplodocus, for example, with a long neck, you could use a round balloon and a long, thin balloon. Tape the two structures together and then cover it with your papier mâché mix. Leave a small hole so you can burst the balloons when your structure has dried. You can use other things such as toilet roll holders cut in half for legs. When the papier mâché has completely dried, you can paint your dinosaur or cover it in coloured paper.

Make a Playdough Dinosaur Model

Playdough and bakeable materials such as FIMO are great for kids. You can make all kinds of objects and creatures from these things but crafting your very own dinosaur will allow you to delve into what colour they might have been and whether they had scales, feathers, horns or other details.

Before you start, sketch a drawing of the dinosaur you want to create and the colours you’d prefer to use. You can then get to work using various playdough tools to shape and carve your 3D model. Bakeable materials like FIMO harden in the oven and can be kept for long periods of time. The same applies to other dino-related crafts such as making a model from salt dough.

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