5 Printable Dinosaur Crafts For Some Dino Fun!

Do you have little dinosaurs at home that like crafting? Then this easy dinosaur craft is for you! 

We are deep into the dinosaur obsession at my house and I am here for it!  I love dinosaurs too and finding an easy craft that my son will love makes this mama heart so happy (as well my future self, who won’t have to clean up a messy craft!)

The best part about these dinosaur templates is that there are a ton of different ways to do this project and your child gets to choose!  

Maybe the dinosaur’s body is striped and the head is polka dot. Maybe your kid is like mine and super into rainbows and makes an awesome, epic rainbow dinosaur!  

Whatever your child decides, this simple craft is going to be so much fun for your dinosaur-loving kids and is a fun craft for younger and older kids!

Printable Dinosaur Craft

Option #1- Hatching Dinosaurs Craft

Hatching Dinosaurs Printable Craft PDF

Option #2- Stegosaurus

Option #1 brings you this cute Stegosaurus!

Suggestion:

Cutting wise, this one might be a little trickier for younger kids because of the amount of small pieces required to be cut out. With the help of an adult, anyone can do it!  This is a great one to color the whole dinosaur first before cutting out so that none of the little pieces get lost before the glueing stage!

Assembling instructions: 

1. Glue body down first

2. Glue the remaining body parts (claws, eyes, dots and plates)

Option #3- Pterodactyl

Straight from the sky comes option #2- the Pterodactyl! 

Suggestion: 

This is the easiest of the four to assemble, with only three pieces needing to be glued total, this is the simplest one to glue and cut. This is also a great one for young children just getting the hang of cutting to try out. 

Assembling instructions: 

1. Glue body down first

2. Glue the wing embellishment 

Option #4- Brachiosaurus

Option #3 is everyone’s favorite long neck dinosaur- brachiosaurus!

Suggestion: 

The trickiest part of assembling this dinosaur is the legs.  Start with the curved leg in the front and work your way backward when glueing.

Assembling instructions: 

1. Glue body down first

2. Glue the legs and plates

Option #5- Triceratops

Option #4 is an adorable triceratops!

Suggestion: 

This dinosaur does have three layers of gluing so laying out the parts in the order to glue might help younger ones! 

Assembling instructions: 

1. Glue body down first

2. Glue the legs (if you are super skilled you could glue these first or tuck them under the body when gluing down)

3. Glue down the frill (head part)

4. Glue down the dots and the horns (one of the horns will be on top of the frill)

Option #6- Optional Background

This dinosaur theme background is optional but adds a fun, realistic touch to this project. 

If your child wants to use this instead of construction paper, they will glue the dinosaur’s body directly to this paper. 

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I hope this brings you and your dino-loving kid some fun! 

Remember art does not have to be stressful and a fun craft does not have to be messy- this is the perfect example of a great way to do a fun project with your child that doesn’t leave you cleaning up a mess. Plus, I think you will have just as much fun as your child making these cute dinosaurs- you may even find yourself adding googly eyes for a laugh. 

The best part of this craft is that you can do all the dinosaurs at once or stretch out this craft and do a different dinosaur each time.  These make the perfect piece to hang on the fridge, or could even be framed for your child’s room- I love displaying my kids art all around my house. It always makes me smile and makes him feel so proud of himself!    

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And if your child loves cut and paste crafts, check out my butterfly craft, letter crafts and ice cream craft!

We hope you enjoy this cute dinosaur craft! We also love to see finished projects, so please share your child’s creations! 

 Happy Crafting!