Easy Dinosaur Crafts for Kids

Dinosaur eggs are not the same shape as chicken eggs. Some are round, some are elongated. We decided to make an Oviraptor Nest ready for Easter. Oviraptor eggs are elongated. The name Oviraptor means egg thief, scientists first thought that Oviraptors stole the eggs of other dinosaurs to eat them - then they realised they were finding Oviraptor fossils with their own eggs! Oviraptor eggs are often found in clutches, arranged in a circle. See more paleontology for kids.

I cut 8 Oviraptor eggs out from colored card and let the kids decorate them using off-cuts and other bits and pieces from the craft box. We made a flap on each egg and stuck it down so it could be lifted up. Underneath we put Oviraptor skeletons (cut from white craft foam) and feathers (Oviraptors were feathered dinosaurs).

In the middle is a footprint from the Oviraptor parent. My 2.5 year old son demonstrates the finished Oviraptor nest!

Dino Dan is a really popular kids TV show featuring paleontologist in training, Dan Henderson. We had fun making these Dino Dan binoculars. Here are the full instructions and printable for the binoculars.

We cheated and just used lots of sticky tape to fix the printed decorations onto the cardboard tubes. The boys helped hold the paper in place and push the sticky tape down. Then they took turns hunting for dinosaurs - not difficult in our house!

This is a simple, fun activity. First you'll need a picture of a flying dinosaur bird. OK, technically there weren't actually any flying dinosaurs, but there were flying creatures that lived during the time of the dinosaurs.

Here are some of our favorites: Microraptor, Archeopteryx.

Print your prehistoric bird picture out - scale it as large as you can.

Now you'll need feathers and craft glue:

Bright Hues Feather Assortment, Approximately 325 Feathers per Pack

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Elmer's Craft Bond Tacky Glue, 4-Ounce, Clear

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This activity is a variation on the painted dinosaur feet craft activity. Instead of painting the dinosaur feet we cut them out from colored card and stuck on the claws. We added a back claw so the boys could be T-Rex.

Once we had made the feet I explained that we needed to find something to keep the dinosaur feet attached to the boys feet so they could wear them. My 2 year old boy said "no don't need to", then put the feet down on the wooden floor, stood on them and started shuffling along. Genius. The boys then shuffled round as T-Rex raahing at each other and making their arms into short T-Rex arms. Hilarious. We enjoyed this one!

We came across some cool textured green paper. I showed it to DS1 and asked what it looked like - "dinosaurs". So we got out the dinosaur stencils and I cut out dinosaur shapes while DS1 worked on the collage.

I suggested the grass and sky, but the central rock (which he sometimes called a volcano) was his idea. He cut out the shape from red paper and then cut other pieces and stuck them on top as lava.

Once the dinosaurs were ready he glued them into place and then asked to make a sun. We found some yellow foam and he gave directions as to what I should cut out and then stuck it into place. We were pretty pleased with the result.