Dinosaur Tissue Paper Craft For Kids [Free Template]

Dinosaur crafts are great for kids of all ages because they help kids to exercise their fine motor skills while having fun at the same time!

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This dinosaur tissue paper craft is one of our favorites because it’s simple enough for kids to do independently but fun enough that parents will want to join in too!

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Supplies

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Download the dinosaur template and print it out on colored paper.

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Spread some glue along the dinosaur in small sections, then crumple up the tissue paper and glue it down.

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Once the tissue paper is covering all of the dinosaur, take the eye and glue it in the middle of the dinosaur’s head.

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Next, glue the beak to the left side of the dinosaur’s head.

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Swipe up for full tutorial!

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