Dino Scene Display
Tape butcher paper to wall. Using a black marking pen, draw large landscape objects, such as palm trees, volcano, rocks, and water pool. Allow small groups of students to take turns coloring or painting the mural. Let them add 3-D fronds to the palm trees. Using available art supplies such as yarn,glitter,tissue paper, cotton, cellophane- ask students to create foliage such as ferns,grass, wet areas, and volcanic smoke. Use this display as the focal point for the Dinosaur theme. 

Dinosaur Wall Display
Tape butcher paper to the wall. Project a dinosaur picture using a overhead projector. Trace the outline with a black marker. Remove the dinosaur and color or paint and add designs to the dinosaur. Rehang the dinosaur.Add students worksheets, creative writing or art activities around the dinosaur. 

Build A Box-O-Saurus
Is there a dinosaur in your home or classroom? No? Then why not make one-or even two! Use all kinds of empty containers-egg cartons, cereal boxes,toothpaste boxes, etc. Look through some library books about dinosaurs.Then choose a box that looks most like its body.For a head and tail, cut boxes at angles. Glue another piece of the box or heavy paper over the opening. Glue the boxes together in your dinosaur's shape. Egg carton sections are great  for making spikes on a stegosaurus or the horns of a triceratops. When the glue has dried cover the dinosaur with a layer of paste and newspaper or paint it with gesso (found in art supply stores). Paint and add construction paper eyes and other features.

Edible Dinos
Half the fun of this project is in the eating! With very little fuss on your part, you can involve the children in a creative project that will bring on the giggles and will taste delicious! Before doing this activity, assemble the goodies-marshmallows,thin pretzels, raisins, cheese snacks, small candy, and any other edibles that would be suitable for this activity. Place some in a paper bowl for each child. Along with these items include plastic mixer straws (short, narrow ones used to stir coffee). Have each child create a dinosaur by sticking marshmallows together with straws and pretzel sticks. When done they could make up a name for their dinosaur creations. Then they can eat and enjoy!

Dinos Go Shopping!
Draw a picture of a dinosaur department store.
 
Dinosaur Research
*Choose a dinosaur. Describe its habitat and means of protection.
*Tell why you think the dinosaurs disappeared. Give at least three reasons for your opinion.
 
Land of the Giants
Turn your classroom into the "Land of the Giants" with this 3-D art project. Divide the class into groups of two or three students each. For each group, staple together two large sheets of butcher paper along the edges. Students draw and cut out the outline of their favorite dinosaur. After painting the front and back of their dinosaur, students staple along the edge, leaving a small opening for stuffing. Stuff with newspaper, scrap fabric or plastic bags, and finish stapling. Then bring in a camera and take "family portraits" of the creature and their creators to place in your classroom scrapbook.
 
Feathery Dinos
Find a copy of a picture of a Syntarsus or Coelophysis, . Have the children cover the dinosaur with white glue and then add rice to make it look like feathers on the dinosaur.
 
Spiky Dinos
Find a copy of a picture of a Kentrosaurus, Dacentrurus, or Spinosaurus. Add toothpick to where the spikes are on the dinosaur.Break the toothpick if needed to make them fit.

Puzzle-sauruses
Find pictures of dinosaurs in old magazines (National Geographic, Canadian Geographic, World, Ranger Rick,etc.) .Make photocopies ( you can reduce the size if you want)and  then mount them on pieces of bristol board.  Cut them into appropriate number of pieces. (less pieces for younger, more for older) Place each puzzle  in an envelope. Glue the photocopy onto the outside of the envelope. Place them in a Fun Center for all the students to enjoy.

  Draw a Dinosaur 
Draw a dinosaur. Think about how you want the head, neck, body, legs, and tail. Then create a design on the dinosaur's body. (zigzag,spots,mottled patches,etc). Then paint the dinosaur.

Play Dough Dinos
Playdough recipe
Materials: 1 cup flour
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons cream of tarter
1 teaspoon oil
¼ cup salt
Food coloring
Directions: Mix all ingredients, adding food coloring last.  Stir over medium heat until smooth.  Remove from the pan and knead until blended smooth.  Leftovers can be placed in an airtight container when cooled.  Will last for a long time. Children can create dinosaurs or use cookie cutters.

Shoebox Fun
Print scenery and line the inside of a shoebox with it. Use play dough dinosaurs (see above) and add to the scenery. Add some trees by making  trees out of sticks or evergreen branches stuck into clay for stability.

Dino Collages
Make dinosaur collages by providing dinosaur outlines and letting the ctudents fill in the shapes with different materials. (eg. macaroni, rice, glitter, beans,corn,etc.)

Bronto Eggs
Make paper-mache Brontosaurus' eggs by dipping strips of newspaper into paper-mache paste.then lay it over a large balloon twice the size of a canteloupe. Hang them until dried. The children can then paint them.

Dino Skeleton
Use a black or dark blue piece of construction paper for each child. Trace a dinosaur outline onto the paper with chalk. Encourage them to draw it as big as possible. Spray with a little hairspray to set the chalk. Then glue stryofoam peanuts to build the dinosaur's skeleton. This can also be done using the many pasta shapes that are available. (macaroni, rigatoni, spaghetti, etc.)

Dinosaur Crowns
Cut sponges into shapes of Tyrannosaurus dinosaur footprints. Fold paper towels in half and place them in shallow containers. Pour a small amount of brown tempura paint on top of each towel. Give the children crowns cut out of construction paper. Let the children cover their crowns with dinosaur footprints by pressing the sponge stamps first into the paint and then onto their papers. When the paint has dried, write "Tyrannosaurus (child's name)" on the front of each crown.  

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