paper and a printer (stiff paper works best - colored paper is great for this project) a shoe box or slightly larger box
crayons and/or markers
paste (a glue stick works well)
scissors
tape, thread, pipe cleaners
optional: glitter (for great lava!), cotton puffs (for clouds), thin cardboard to glue to the back of the animals if your paper is very flimsy (old cereal boxes work well)
Find a box at least as big as a shoe box - a slightly bigger box works even better. This will be the stage containing your dinosaur scene.
Printout the pictures from the below posts to use in the scene.
If your paper is very flimsy and you think your animals may not stand up well, paste the template onto thin cardboard (like an old cereal box). Let it dry. Using crayons or markers, decorate the inside of the box, the dinosaurs and plants. No one knows what colors the dinosaurs were, so anything goes. When decorating the box, remember that the Earth was very warm when the dinosaurs lived. Also, the Cretaceous period was a time of very high volcanism - a volcano in the back of the box looks great. Glitter makes a wonderful addition to lava - just sprinkle some on a little glue.
Cut out the dinosaurs, their stands, and some plants.
Fold along the dotted lines on the dinosaur stands. Glue one fold of a stand to its dinosaur.
Arrange the animals and plants in the box. Paste the bottom flaps in place. Hang any flying animals from the top of the box using tape and thread or pipe cleaners. Green and brown pipe cleaners also make nice plants.
Enjoy your Mesozoic diorama!
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Linda ( Saltnpepper )
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