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A completed craft showing a green triceratops dinosaur paper craft with purple frill surrounded by scissors, glue sticks, and colorful paper on a blue background

Dinosaur Paper Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Dinosaur paper craft is a fun activity where kids create their own triceratops while building early learning skills.
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Author: Sam
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="0Wf2D8XV" upload-date="2026-04-28T17:32:09+00:00" name="Dinosaur Paper Craft" description="Parents and teachers who want to add a little prehistoric fun to their lesson plans will love this dinosaur paper craft. This low prep activity has kids create a triceratops out of simple supplies, and our template, plus it also sneaks in using early learning skills.  Kids ages 4–7 are the best fit for this activity, but to suit a preschooler's skill level, we also have a black and white version they can color. This prehistoric paper project is a great addition to an afternoon at home, in classrooms, or at daycare. It comes together in about 10–12 minutes if the pieces are pre-cut, or 15–20 minutes if kids cut the paper themselves." player-type="default" override-embed="default"]

Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Dinosaur Template

Instructions

  • Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
  • Begin by gluing the eye piece onto the dinosaur’s head, just below the eyebrow.
  • Glue the dinosaur’s head onto the center of the frill.
  • Look for the shorter horn and glue it onto the nose area on the left side of the head.
  • Glue the two horns to the top of the head, placing them in between the eyebrow area.
  • Take the completed head and glue onto the top left side of the body.
  • Glue the back legs to the bottom of the body, right next to the front legs.
  • Use a marker to add spots or other details to the dinosaur’s body and tail.