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Dinosaurs are one of those preschool themes that never fail to interest and thrill young learners. After winding down Dinovember, my 5 year old was interested in reading some books about dinosaurs. As luck would have it, a new dinosaur children’s picture book has come out that can help us do just that and create a cute tissue paper dinosaur suncatcher while we were at it!
I’ve been friends with Janine over at True Aim Learning for quite a few years now. When I heard that her talented husband, Briton LaTulippe, was working on a children’s picture book I was so excited. I saw sneak peaks and heard snippets about it on Facebook here and there. So you can imagine my excitement when I found out they sent us and our Dinovember dinosaurs our very own free copy of the book to read!
What impressed me most about the book Dino Hunt is the amazing images. The details in them is amazing. My kids found the little caveman’s journeys on his hunt for a perfect dinosaur humorous…. especially at the end when the truth about his “hunt” comes to light. After I found out there are free printable dinosaur coloring sheets that go along with the book, I knew we had to do a fun dinosaur craft with them! Here’s how we did it:
Dinosaur Suncatcher Craft for Kids
Items needed:
Cardstock paper
Tissue paper in desired color
Clear contact paper
Scissors
Markers/crayons/colored pencils
Glue stick
Cardstock paper
Tissue paper in desired color
Clear contact paper
Scissors
Markers/crayons/colored pencils
Glue stick
Ahead of time, cut squares of tissue paper in the color(s) chosen by the child. Print out a dinosaur outline. We used one of the Dino Hunt coloring sheets. I cut it out around the main shape, avoiding all of the details to make it a bit easier. Trace the outline onto a piece of white cardstock. Then cut out the inside design as shown below.
Now you’re ready for some sensory crafting fun! Tape a piece of 8″x10″ clear contact paper down to the workspace, sticky side up. (You will need a second piece of contact paper the same size later.)
Encourage the child to stick down the tissue paper squares onto the contact paper. The more colors and layers used, the more depth the final product will have.
Once done, place the second sheet of contact paper, sticky side down onto the first sheet (creating a tissue square sandwich). Use a glue stick to spread glue around the back side of the cardstock cutout. Then adhere the contact paper to the back side of the cardstock.
Hold up to the light and see your masterpiece! Your little crafter may leave the cardstock blank or they may wish to decorate it like mine did.
Don’t forget to grab your copy of Dino Hunt to go along with this activity!
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