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Paper plate dinosaur picture
Make a dinosaur body from a plate and draw a landscape around it.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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One plain paper plate, a full sheet of paper, a glue stick, and child-appropriate crayons
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Set the plate in the middle of the paper with room around its edges for a head and tail.
Adult's role: Help glue the plate and invite the child to invent their own dinosaur.
Let's make it happen
- Glue the plate to the paper as your dinosaur's body.
- Draw a head, legs, and a tail on the paper around the plate.
- Add a pattern to the body and draw plants or hills in its imaginary home.
Make it simpler: Draw spots on the plate and add a head together.
Clean up: Close the glue stick, put crayons away, and let the picture dry flat.
Stay nearby and keep paper and glue out of mouths. Remove loose scraps.