If your little one is completely dino-obsessed, you are absolutely in the right place.
We’ve rounded up the best dinosaur crafts for toddlers and preschoolers — all simple, fun and perfect for little hands aged 2, 3 and 4.
From quick toddler makes that take minutes to set up, to preschooler projects that sneak in some brilliant early learning, there’s something here for every kind of little crafter.
Not only will these dinosaur crafts keep your little one happily busy — they’ll also be quietly building their fine motor skills, sparking their creativity and fuelling their imagination along the way.
So grab the craft supplies, clear some table space and get ready for a roar-some time.
Quick & Easy Dinosaur Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Need something fun right now? These easy dinosaur crafts for toddlers and preschoolers need minimal prep and minimal materials — just grab what you have and get crafting!
Popsicle Stick Dinosaur Craft for Toddlers
Got some popsicle sticks lurking in your craft cupboard? Don’t we all!
If so, try this popsicle stick dinosaur craft for toddlers — it’s super easy to make. Other than the craft sticks, you need glue, paint (optional), coloured construction paper and googly eyes.
Try using different shades of green paper or let your toddler get creative with other colours such as orange and yellow for a funky and lively dinosaur!
Pop over to Craft Crazy Kidz for more details
Dinosaur Tissue Paper Craft for Preschoolers
This cute and easy dinosaur craft for preschoolers is a great way for little ones to work on their fine motor skills.
Simply have the kids crumple and then paste tissue paper balls onto a dino cut out.
Find out more at Proyectos y Cuentos
Dinosaur Paper Bracelet
Any dino-loving toddler will love these paper dinosaur craft bracelets.
They’ll enjoy having their new best friend by their side and are sure to start roaring whenever anyone comes close… It could be a noisy household after you’ve finished this cute dinosaur craft for toddlers!
Visit The Craft Train for more details
Egg Carton Triceratops Craft
Grab egg cartons, cupcake liners, fuzzy wires and googly eyes if you want to try this dinosaur art with your toddler.
If your little one’s favourite dino is a Triceratops, this craft is a must!
Check it out at That Kids Craft Site
Cupcake Liner Dinosaur Craft for Kids
Here’s an adorable dinosaur arts and craft activity using cupcake liners to try with your preschooler.
Simply cut the shapes and your 3 or 4 year old should be able to do the rest.
Jump over to Artsy Craftsy Mom for more details
Dinosaur Footprint Cookies
Crafting and baking all in one — yes please!
These cute dinosaur footprint cookies are made by pressing plastic dinosaur feet into simple cookie dough before baking. Easy enough for little ones to do most of the work, and delicious enough that they’ll be asking to make them again and again.
A perfect activity if you’re doing a dinosaur theme at home or in preschool.
Pop over to Attachment Mummy for the full recipe
Bubble Wrap Print Dinosaurs
A fun dinosaur art activity for preschoolers using bubble wrap and baby-safe paints.
The bubble wrap pattern gives each dinosaur a unique look — this is sure to get your preschooler’s creative juices flowing.
Head to In The Playroom for more details
Clothespin Dinosaur Craft
Do you have extra clothespins lying around the house? These will be perfect to make the chomping jaws in this cute dinosaur craft for preschoolers.
Visit Crafts by Amanda for more details
Dinosaur Headband Craft for Kids (Free Template)
This simple headband is the perfect dinosaur craft for a 2 year old that wants to get into dino-character and charge around the house, pretending to be a dinosaur.
A fun toddler activity that’ll keep little ones entertained for hours!
Head over to Simple Everyday Mom for more details
Dinosaur Mother’s Day Craft for Toddlers
For a kid that’s in love with these gentle giants, this dinosaur craft for toddlers will make the sweetest Mother’s Day card.
Jump over to Simple Everyday Mom for more details
Dinosaur Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers That Need a Little More Time
These dinosaur crafts for toddlers and preschoolers involve a few more steps or a little adult help — but they’re absolutely worth it and little ones will be playing with the results for days!
Mini Dinosaur Garden in a Jar
This mini dinosaur terrarium is such a brilliant dinosaur craft for kids — and little ones can do most of the making themselves!
Using affordable materials, children create their very own prehistoric garden inside a jar, complete with their favourite plastic dinosaurs. Once it’s done, they can take it anywhere and let their imagination run wild.
See the full tutorial at Messy Little Monster
Paper Plate Dinosaur Craft for Toddlers
This paper plate dinosaur craft is simple and easy and will be fun to make with friends or siblings.
Once finished, preschoolers and toddlers are sure to have fun running around the house making their dinosaurs roar at each other!
See the full tutorial at Taming Little Monsters
Paper Plate Triceratops Mask
Here’s a fun dino-themed craft and dramatic play activity for toddlers and preschoolers all in one!
Your child will likely need some help with this one, so set some time aside and enjoy some parent-child bonding. You’ll need a paper plate, scissors, a pen, string and acrylic paint in different colours.
Simply draw the pieces of the triceratops face, cut them out and glue them together. One dinosaur mask complete — your child can then enjoy pretending to be a Triceratops!
Get the full details at Taming Little Monsters
Movable Dinosaur Craft for Toddlers
Capture your little one’s interest with these majestic creatures through this easy movable dinosaur craft for toddlers.
Another simple dinosaur activity that will spark the imagination — they’ll love getting their very own Brontosaurus to come to life and walk across the room.
Pop over to Crafts by Amanda for more details
Easy Paper Dinosaur Craft
For this easy dinosaur craft for preschoolers, you’ll need the free printable linked below, plus crayons, scissors, paper fasteners (brads) and cardstock.
Print the template onto cardstock and let your child colour all of the different parts of the dinosaur.
Older children may be able to practise cutting out the dino pieces, while younger children will need help.
Then attach the dinosaur’s head, body and legs with the paper fasteners — your child can then play with their own dinosaur creation however their heart desires!
Head to Simply Full of Delight for the free template
Paper Dinosaur Puppet Craft
Here’s a fun and easy dinosaur craft and activity for your creative and imaginative preschooler.
Just download the free template and your kids will be playing with these simple dinosaur puppets in no time.
Visit Frosting and Glue for more details
Dinosaur Balloon Sticks
Balloons and dinosaurs? This dinosaur craft for toddlers would make the perfect birthday party activity for a whole bunch of little dino-lovers!
Or if that seems a little too much of a challenge, make them ahead with your little one and use them as cute decorations and party favours.
Check it out at Oh Happy Day
Dinosaur Suncatchers
Brighten up the porch or your windows with one of these cute suncatchers.
They involve a little prep but the end result is absolutely worth it — a gorgeous addition to any window!
See the full tutorial at Julie Lambert
Dinosaur Footprint Art (FREE Printable)
Stamping is a wonderfully simple art activity that even toddlers and preschoolers can get stuck into — and this dinosaur version makes it extra exciting.
Dip your plastic dinosaur toys into paint and stomp them across the paper to create colourful dinosaur footprint trails. Little ones will love following the tracks and working out what the dinosaurs have been up to!
A free printable is included to make this dinosaur craft even easier to set up.
See the full tutorial at Little Bins for Little Hands
“D” is for Dinosaur Craft
This clever dinosaur craft for preschoolers combines arts and crafts with early literacy — a total double win!
Children cut a letter “D” from green construction paper, then transform it into a dinosaur by adding spikes, a head, legs and a googly eye. The shape of the letter becomes the body of the dinosaur, which makes the connection between the letter and the word so much more memorable.
It’s a brilliant activity for letter recognition and a lovely one to add to a letter of the week theme.
Find out more at Rainy Day Mum
Mixed Media Dinosaur Craft for Preschoolers
Here’s a lovely dinosaur craft for preschool or at home that encourages little ones to experiment with different materials.
They’ll love creating a unique and special dino friend — why not give their dinosaurs spots or stripes or how about a shiny heart tattoo?! I’m sure my girls will be getting out the glitter too…
Dinosaur craft from hurricane_full_of_joy
Dinosaur Crafts for Preschoolers Worth Every Minute
These preschooler dinosaur crafts take a little more time and effort — but the results are absolutely brilliant. Perfect for a weekend afternoon or a rainy day when you have time to really get stuck in!
Dinosaur String Art
This is such a unique dinosaur craft for kids — and one that teaches a real-life skill at the same time!
Using wood, nails and yarn, children create a dinosaur outline through string art. Depending on their age, little ones can even have a go at the hammering with adult supervision.
A brilliant craft if you’re looking for something a little different from the usual paper and glue.
Head to Three Kids Three Cats and a Husband for more details
Paper Mache Dinosaur Land
If your little one has a collection of plastic dinosaurs, this is the ultimate project for them.
Using recyclable materials, you create a full prehistoric habitat that your child can then use for imaginative play. It takes a bit of time, but seeing their face when it’s finished — and the hours of play that follow — makes it completely worth it.
Visit Living Life and Learning for more details
Dinosaur Pop Up Card for Father’s Day
Indulge in some simple dinosaur arts and crafts, while at the same time telling Daddy he’s Dino-mite!
What a cute Father’s Day pop-up card. Click the link for the free template and step-by-step guide and get started on this fun dinosaur craft for toddlers.
Head to Easy Crafts for Kids for more details
No Carve Dinosaur Pumpkin Craft for Toddlers (Free Template)
Here’s a simple and original way to craft with a pumpkin — no carving necessary!
What an ideal dinosaur craft for 2 year olds and up this fall. Toddlers and preschoolers will love covering the pumpkin with paint before turning them into their favourite creatures by attaching the head and tail.
Link and tutorial below, complete with free template.
Jump over to A Little Pinch of Perfect for more details
DIY Dinosaur Soap Craft
This will make such a cute gift for any dino-loving child — or how about as a party favour?
Of course, getting your little one involved in the process will make for a fun dinosaur craft for preschoolers, even if it does take more than double the time!
Visit In Our Spare Time for more details
DIY Scratch Art Dinosaur Craft for Preschoolers
Scratch art is one of those activities that kids absolutely love — and this dinosaur version is no exception.
Here’s a simple way to put their random scratch squiggles to good use. Dinosaur art that’s perfect for preschool or at home.
Pop over to Messy Little Monster for more details
Dinosaur Art Activity for Preschoolers
Here’s a unique dinosaur craft and such a cute way to show how simple straight-lined shapes can come together to create the outline of an animal.
Isn’t it clever how the dinosaur looks 3D as well? You can challenge your child to count the number of triangles that make up the dinosaur — they must be careful to exclude the 4 sided shapes (there are only 2).
Head over to Best Ideas for Kids for more details
Tape Resist Dinosaur Art for Preschoolers
This tape resist dinosaur craft for preschoolers is a unique and creative way to give a colourful dinosaur picture a skeleton.
This art activity presents a great opportunity to talk about the role of bones: where they might be in the dinosaur’s body and why — this is where you apply the tape.
Once painted and dried, you then remove the tape to reveal the dino’s skeleton. Clever and cute too.
Get the full details at Pink Stripey Socks
Flying Pterodactyl Puppets
This dinosaur craft requires some tricky cutting, probably a little above the skills of your preschooler, so best left to a grown-up.
But your little one is sure to love playing with them and zooming around the house, a flapping pterodactyl in tow! These would also make cute decorations for a dino party or even in the nursery.
Get the full details at The Craft Train
And That’s A Wrap!
Little ones are sure to grow their love for these mighty beasts with these fun dinosaur crafts for toddlers and preschoolers.
Whether you try one this afternoon or work your way through the whole list, you’re bound to have a roar-some time!
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