Build A Stegosaurus (Preschool Dinosaur Craft)

build a stegosaurus printable craft for preschool and toddlers

Who thinks dinosaurs are great? I do! Well, if you and your children do as well, you can make your very own dinosaur at home with this build a stegosaurus craft.

Stegosauruses were herbivores and werenโ€™t the brightest of the dinos โ€“ their brain was only the size of a walnut, but so what? This one sure is cute! Itโ€™s now also believed that the plates on the back werenโ€™t for defense but to help regulate their temperature โ€“ but donโ€™t worry โ€“ they had those massive spikes on their tails if they needed to protect themselves!

This simple activity is great for developing your childโ€™s cutting and sticking skills, and an awesome chance to practice some pencil control and fine motor skills as well!

These cute dinosaur templates are great for preschoolers to use because theyโ€™re so simple for them to put together!

And thereโ€™s a color and a plain template โ€“ so your little ones can choose the colors and decorate their own stegosaurus as they wish โ€“ spotty and stripy stegosaurus? Sure why not?

It could also make a lovely activity for anyone having a dinosaur party or for any future paleontologists out there!

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What Skills Can Your Children Learn And Practice?

printable stegosaurus craft template (free preschool download)

When using this make a dinosaur template, your children will have the chance to practice and develop some skills such as:

  • Cutting Skills โ€“ if you feel theyโ€™re ready, you can let them have a go at cutting out the pieces all by themselves โ€“ theyโ€™ll need to be careful and have good scissor control if they want to cut out the pieces neatly
  • Fine Motor Skills โ€“ when theyโ€™re sticking and picking up and moving the parts and placing them where they need to go
  • General Knowledge โ€“ making this craft can be a great chance to talk all about dinosaurs โ€“ did you know, for example, that stegosauruses lived in the Jurassic Period (around 150 million years ago) and their name means โ€˜roofed lizardโ€™?
  • Pencil Control โ€“ if you print off the black and white version they can practice their pencil control and develop hand strength through coloring.

This simple stegosaurus craft will also give them a chance to practice their concentration and perseverance skills as they may find it tricky to place the pieces exactly where they want them to go.

How To Prepare This Build a Stegosaurus Craft

First youโ€™re going to want to download the dino templates by clicking on the download box at the bottom of the page โ€“ Iโ€™ve made a color and a black and white version!

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Other materials youโ€™ll need:

  • Safety scissors
  • Card stock or Craft paper
  • Some good glue
  • Some coloring pencils or pens

Once youโ€™ve downloaded the templates, youโ€™ll need to print them off onto paper or card.

Then, you can cut them out. Or if youโ€™d like your children to get some cutting practice, you can let them have a go.

Then you can stick all the pieces together to build your stegosaurus.

It can be really nice to let youโ€™re kids have a bit of free rein here and see if they can work it out โ€“ kind of like a puzzle.

If theyโ€™re struggling, the order Iโ€™d do it in is:

  1. Stick the plates to the body
  2. Stick larger legs to the back of the body
  3. Stick the smaller legs to the front
  4. Stick the spikes on the tail

(I expect you could have worked that out but I do like to be thoroughโ€ฆ)

The finished one should look something like this:

printable build a STEGOSAURUS craft templates preschool toddlers

What a cute little dino โ€“ stomp stomp, stomp!

If you want to, you could always laminate the pieces before putting them together and use them as a puzzle. That way the different parts would be kept nice and they can use them again and again.

Iโ€™ve also created even more cute characters which I will be releasing in the coming weeks so they could use them together in a mix and match game as well (if you donโ€™t want to miss them you can turn on notifications by clicking on the bell in the bottom right corner).

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After that youโ€™re all done!

Let your kids practice their cutting and sticking skills in a simple and fun way!

But Waitโ€ฆ Thereโ€™s Also A Black And White Build A Stegosaurus Craft Template!

build a Stegosaurus - printable preschool dinosaur craft

Iโ€™ve also made a black and white version which would be an awesome way for your little ones to practice their coloring skills and personalize their dinosaur in their own way!

So why not crack out the pens, crayons, paints or collage (or all of them if youโ€™re feeling adventurous) and let your kids get creative!

Fake colored feathers and googly eyes could be good here!

Iโ€™d love to see what they create!

build a stegosaurus printable craft for preschool and toddlers

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