Painting with marbles is a fun way for your kids to paint. Use the free dinosaur printable to make this marble painting dinosaurs craft.

My kids were excited to paint with marbles. Their favorite part was moving the painted marbles around the box.

This dinosaur craft was a low mess craft. I didn’t have any paint brushes to clean and I wiped the marbles clean with a damp paper towel.

This craft can be made in an empty cardboard box or a foil pan. I used a cereal box that I cut the back of the box off.

I included the dinosaur patterns that I used to make this craft. It is a free printable for you to print and use. See link below.

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Marble Painting Dinosaurs Supplies:

• empty cardboard box – I used an empty Cheerios box
• tape – I used painter’s tape
• white paper
• marker
• paint – I used washable paint
• marbles (1-3)
• plastic spoon
• Free printable dinosaur template (see link below)

Marble Painting Dinosaurs Instructions:

Print the free dinosaur template (see link below). Or you can draw a dinosaur shape onto the white paper.

Cut the back off of a cereal box, leaving the sides.

Using painter’s tape, tape the paper with the dinosaur to the inside of the box. See picture.

Place your marble in a small container with paint. Make sure your marble is covered with paint.

Use the plastic spoon to put the painted marbles inside the box. Gently tilt the box side to side moving the marbles from one side of the box to the other, leaving a trail of paint.

If the marbles need more paint, you can put the marbles into the container with paint and then back into the box.

Let paint dry completely. Remove the painted dinosaur from the box. Then, cut out the dinosaur.

I hope you enjoy making these marble painted dinosaurs with your kids.

How to Print The Free Dinosaur Templates

To print the dinosaur templates either click on the picture of the dinosaur or the the link. You can print just one or both of the dinosaur templates.

The dinosaur templates are for personal use or classroom use only. The dinosaur templates cannot be edited. Feel free to print as many copies as you need.

Click here to print the free dinosaur template.

Click here to print the free dinosaur template.

Ways To Modify This Craft

You can use light colored construction paper instead of the white paper and dark colored paint.

You can draw any picture that you want (you don’t need to make a dinosaur). Or you could use blank white paper and not cut out a shape.

Be creative and have fun.

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