We’ve been learning about dinosaurs and have enjoyed our visits to the American Museum of Natural History. The kids tried their hands at assembling a dinosaur skeleton made of macaroni.

Materials:

Directions:

1. Tape clear plastic over the printout of the skeleton.

2. Glue macaroni along the outlines.

3. Remove the plastic and allow to dry while you draw a prehistoric scene on the paper.

4. We added ferns because ferns have been around for more than 300 million years!

5. Add a border of glue around your drawing and then place the plastic on top.

Educational Connections:

  • Paleontology: How do paleontologists assemble dinosaur skeletons from fossilized remains? How do they determine which bones go where and whether the dinosaurs stood upright or walked parallel to the ground?
  • Botany: What plants are around today that were around in the time of the dinosaurs?
  • Museum Studies: If you were curating a dinosaur exhibit what would you include in the displays?

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8 thoughts on “Dinosaur Pasta Skeleton

  1. I love this – my son will have a blast a doing it. My favorite kind of craft is when you usually have all the supplies around the house.

  2. I won’t be able to thank you enough for the info on your web site. I know you set a lot of time and energy into these and hope you know how considerably I appreciate it. I hope I’ll do a similar thing person at some point. TQ

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