Do you have kids who love anything dinosaur related?

If so, this fundinosaur craftis going to bring a huge smile to their faces.

Making paper plate dinosaurs was a go-to craft idea when my kids were little.

Easy dinosaur craft for kids from paper plates.

When they were preschoolers they never grew tired of designing and constructing their own diy dinosaur creatures.

The templates are so simple to draw on your own, you dont even need a printable dinosaur pattern.

When my middle child was 4 years old, he was a dinosaur loving preschooler.

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He seriously breathed dinosaurs 24/7.

Dont miss our video tutorial at the end of this post!

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Let the paint dry completely.

Place the painted bubble wrap down onto the first half of your paper plate.

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Use your hands to gently rub the wrap to transfer the bubble texture onto the paper plate.

Then carefully peel the bubble wrap off your paper plate.

This is painting technique is a fun way to create a scale-like texture on your dinosaur skin.

tyrannosaurus rex template

Cut out dinosaur pieces

Use scissors to cut out the different pieces of the template.

This is an especially fun option if you want to use them as dinosaur puppets.

Then draw on a smile, or some big scary teeth.

brontosaurus template

Another fun option to add texture to your dinosaurs is to make tissue paper dinosaurs.

stegosaurus template

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