Dress-up Dinosaur Claws - Toddler Art Project

Dress-up Dinosaur Claws

Age: 18 Months - 5 Years (younger ones need more supervision)

Time: 10 min (+ Prep)

Theme: Dinosaurs

Books: Dinosaur vs the Library by Bob Shea, How do Dinosaurs Count to Ten by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague, Dinosaur Roar! By Paul & Henrietta Stickland

Materials:

Heavy Paper (Something that feels about the weight of a manila office folder)
TP Tube
Crayons
Adults get to use Scissors and an Exacto Knife

Prep: Fold heavy paper in half and cut out pairs of dinosaur claws. The claws should be roughly the size of a child’s mitten, fitting 2 pair per standard size sheet. Feel free to modify the design for each pair – Number of fingers, pointy or rounded tips etc. On the wrist portion of each, cut two parallel slits roughly ¾” long using the exacto knife. The cuffs will be threaded through here. To prep the cuffs, cut a TP roll lengthwise then into 4 ‘rings’. Take care that the cut pieces retain their round shape

Activity: After demonstrating their best dinosaur roars, each child gets a pre-cut pair of claws and crayons. Decorate, draw, scribble, make them colorful! When done, have an adult help weave the cuffs through the pre-cut holes. Fit them on wrists and Roar! (I bet it will be even louder than before).

Notes/Tips: TP roll cuffs will lose their ‘grip’ as they lose their shape. You can reshape them several times by coiling the cuff into a tight circle.