How to make a Pipe Cleaner Dinosaur

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The bending properties of every day craft items like pipe cleaner can be crafted into so many things. Dinosaur creatures are one of the many items that can be made with pipe cleaner. Make a single dinosaur of a whole heard of dinosaurs with a package of pipe cleaner and an avid imagination.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Pipe cleaner
Thick marker
Pencil
Google eyes
Adhesive
Creativity

Step1

Twist three pipe cleaner stripes together connecting them end to end.

Step2

Wrap the pipe cleaners around the outside of a thick marker to make the body of dinosaur. Set aside.

Step3

Now connect two pieces of pipe cleaner end to end and wrap it around a pencil forming the neck and head of your dinosaur but leaving about 1” of excess at the bottom.

Step4

Next attach the neck and head to the body by twisting the 1” excess of the pipe cleaner around the front of the body and glue together.

Step5

For the tail coil one pipe cleaner around your pencil leaving the 1” excess again so that you can attach it to the body.

Step6

Create legs by bending two pieces of pipe cleaner into V-shapes and coiling each end of the pipe cleaners.

Step7

Insert the legs into the coils of the body and glue together.

Step8

Glue google eyes on the face and pose the dinosaur in the desired position.

Tips & Warnings

Use fun colors of pipe cleaners to make a colorful herd of ancient dinosaur creatures. Liven up your creation by making the body, head and legs different colors.
Coil the pipe cleaner evenly around your pencil and make sure the legs are the same length on both sides.
Add other embellishments to your dinosaur like a yarn mouth or a small felt hat.