ZOOM DINOSAURS™ “Build a T. Rex” Craft

Make a paper T. rex! If you would like more information on T. rex, click here.

Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Supplies Needed:
  • A printer
  • Cardstock or regular paper plus thin cardboard (an old cereal box is fine)
  • Crayons or markers
  • Paste (a glue stick works well)
  • Scissors (poultry shears work well — don't use good scissors for this)

Instructions

1.

Print out a copy of the Tyrannosaurus rex template.

If you printed the T. rex on cardstock, go to the next step. If you used regular paper, paste the printed template onto thin cardboard (like an old cereal box).

A T. rex template.
2.

Using crayons or markers, decorate the T. rex. No one knows what colors the dinosaur were, so anything goes!

You can also draw on or glue on feathers! Scientists now think dinosaurs had feathers, like birds do.

The colored T. rex template.
3.

Cut out the pieces and make sure to cut along the thick lines where the legs and arms attach to the body. Slide the arms and legs onto the body.

The finished T. rex craft.