Paper Plate Dinosaur

Bring back the dinosaurs with some crayons and a paper plate. We made a brontosaurus, what will you make?

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Roar! How do you get a dinosaur to go to bed?


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1
Color with crayons.

Color a paper plate green with brown spots.
Paper Plate Dinosaur

2
Fold a paper plate.

Fold a paper plate in half.
Paper Plate Dinosaur

3
Cut the plate.

Cut down the fold.
Paper Plate Dinosaur

4
Draw.

Draw a tail, a head and four feet on one half of the paper plate.
Paper Plate Dinosaur

5
Cut.

Cut out all the parts.
Paper Plate Dinosaur

6
Cut all the parts.

Tape the tail, head and feet onto the other half of paper plate.
Paper Plate Dinosaur

7
Cut triangles.

Cut 8 triangles out from a piece of green construction paper.
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8
Attach triangles.

Tape the triangles along the back of the dinosaur.
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9
Glue eyes.

Glue two wiggly eyes onto the head of the dinosaur.
Paper Plate Dinosaur