Dinosaur Valentine Box

A green box dinosaur whose mouth is the card slot, with paper spikes down the back.

Make time1 hr
CostLow
Items5

How to make it

  1. Paint or cover a shoebox green.
  2. Cut the card slot at one end as the mouth and add white paper teeth.
  3. Glue a row of paper or foam spikes along the top.
  4. Add googly eyes and four cardboard-tube legs.

What you need

  • Shoebox
  • Green paint or paper
  • Foam sheets
  • Googly eyes
  • 4 cardboard tubes

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