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    Talking Dinosaur Clothespin Craft for Kids (Video)

    Published: Apr 27, 2020 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Make a talking dinosaur with construction paper and a clothespin! Such an easy craft for kids. Use your imagination and make other clothespin animals, too!

    If you like simple crafts for kids check out our DIY pocket fan made out of paper and popsicle sticks!

    Talking Dinosaur Clothespin Craft

    Watch our step by step video!

    two clothespin dinosaur clothespin crafts placed face to face on table

    Talking Dinosaur Clothespin Craft

    Ruby did it again. She came up to me with this darling little dinosaur clothespin craft that she made for Mac. He LOVED it, and chased everyone around with its little chomping mouth. If you missed her last craft creation  click here!

    I organized my craft closet last week becuase, after having the kids home for over a month, it was looking a bit worse for wear. We found craft supplies that we had forgotten about, and others that we thought we had lost. Like our clothespins! I KNEW I had a package of them somewhere, but couldn't find them. Until I finally tidied up.

    child's hand holding dinosaur clothespin open

    She had so much fun making this dinosaur that she decided to make a pig too (her favorite animal). You can catch a glimpse of her darling clothespin pig in the step by step video above!

    What's your favorite animal? Chances are you could probably make a cute talking clothespin craft with it!

    What Supplies Are Needed To Make A Dinosaur Clothespin?

    • Paper: construction paper or card stock---something sturdy.
    • A clothespin
    • Glue: Hot glue is the quickest, but craft glue works too!
    • Craft Eyes: Optional. You can draw an eye on if you'd like!

    This little dinosaur takes just minutes to make so go ahead and make two of them so that they can talk to eachother!

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    3 finished clothespin dinosaur clothespin crafts

    How to Make a Talking Dinosaur Out of a Clothespin

    child's hand holding clothespin dinosaur open
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    Talking Dinosaur Clothespin Craft

    Make a talking dinosaur with construction paper and a clothespin! Such an easy craft for kids. Use your imagination and make other clothespin animals, too!
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    Prep Time2 minutes mins
    Active Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time7 minutes mins
    Yield: 1
    Author: Brandy Nelson
    Cost: Under $1

    Equipment

    • scissors
    • glue gun
    • pen or pencil

    Materials

    • craft paper
    • clothespin
    • craft eyes

    Instructions

    • Use a pen or pencil to cut out 2 circles.
    • Cut each circle in half.
      cutting construction paper into a circle
    • Hot glue half of one circle on the bottom of the clothespin. Hot glue the other half to the top. Do not glue over the metal part of the clothespin.
      child gluing face onto dinosaur
    • Open the clothespin to make sure that you didn't accidently glue the clothespin closed.
    • Repeat for the other side so that both sides of the clothespins have a dinosaur face (circle).
    • Cut out 6 spikes (triangles). Glue the 3 spikes to the top of the dinosaur head on the front and 3 to the back.
      child gluing spikes onto dinosaur
    • Glue on an eye to each side of the dinosaur head (front/back)*
      child holding clothespin dinosaur

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    Notes

    *If you don't have craft eyes you can draw your own using a pen!

    Here are more fun boredom buster ideas for kids!

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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