Warm up your printer as you’ll soon want to print these Dinosaurs Clothespin Puppets.

This adorable set of dinosaur paper crafts will have your kids playing for hours and with 12 different dinosaur designs we are sure your kids will easily find a few they will love.

Clothespin puppets are really great for imaginative play, crafting sessions and story time. If you have a kid who loves dinosaurs (who doesn’t?) these will be a hit. Great to use in the classroom as well as a fun dinosaur activity to do with your kids at home.

Great addition to your dinosaur unit or just something to have fun with.

These printable puppets are anxious to start talking one to another, and there are so many dinosaur characters to choose from.

How to Make Dinosaur Clothespin Puppets
What you need:

• our printable craft template
• heavier print paper
• clothespin (wooden is best)
• glue
• scissors

Step by Step Instructions:

Print out our dinosaur puppet template. We recommend printing on heavier print paper for more durability.

Tip: Once you cut out the puppets, you can also laminate the puppet parts to make it last even longer!

These puppets come both in black and white as well as pre-colored designs.

If your kids will be making the black and white ones, we do recommend they color the puppets before they move onto cutting.

Cut out the puppet outline.

Also cut along the mouth line (it’s marked on the puppet), to separate the top part of the puppet from the bottom one.

Apply glue on the gripping part of the clothespin.

If you are using wooden clothespins, a regular stick glue or school glue will do. If however you are using plastic clothespins, a glue gun (operated by adults) will be needed or glue dots.

Stick the top part of the dinosaur puppet on the top part of the gripping area, and the bottom part with the body on the bottom part of the clothespin’s gripping area.

Make sure the top part of the design is aligned with the bottom one.

All done! Your dinosaur puppets are ready for play!

Source: easypeasyandfun

Make some fun crunchy floam slime at home!!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup clear glue
• 1/2 cup liquid starch
• Mini foam balls
• 1/2 up warm water

Pour the clear glue and warm water in a bowl and mix. Add in the liquid starch and stir. If it’s still liquidy, add more starch until it stretches. Slowly pour in the foam balls and mix. Squish and scrunch until you get a slime consistency. Time to play! If you want to make a rainbow row, you will need to make 6 different color floam slimes.

*Please supervise children at all times, this slime is NOT EDIBLE.

source: craftymorning

This is my favorite so far! The idea of my kids doing abstract painting really excites me. You might be raising the future Vincent Van Gogh - you’ll never know! The finished product will make you feel so proud you’ll have it displayed in your living room like I did!

Materials:

• White paper, watercolor paper or a small canvass
• Paint brushes
• Paints in various colors or watercolors
• Painter’s tape

Instructions:

• Setup the materials outside so they would feel free to create without worrying about making a mess.
• Start by placing pieces of painter’s tape all over our blank paper. Let the kids decide wherever they wish to put the tapes on.
• Once done with the tape placement, it’s time to get the supplies ready. Squirt the paint into plastic cups and add a brush to each.
• Now let the splatter painting begin! Give them a quick demonstration of splatter painting, and then let the kids go at it.
• After the splattered paint was dry, remove the tape to reveal the designs!

Make it a habit to keep all your kids’ artworks as a remembrance. They really do grow up so fast so you better treasure these moments and crafts you have been doing with them while they’re still young! :)