Dinosaur Grain Painting Worksheet for Kids

How to use this worksheet

Set out a few different types of grains, like rice and lentils, in separate small bowls. Have your child add a thin layer of glue to a section of the dinosaur picture. Show them how to pick up grains a few at a time and press them onto the glued area, filling in the dinosaur and the surrounding scene. Let each section dry before moving to the next, and encourage using different grains or colors for extra visual interest.

Materials needed

• Grains (rice, lentils, etc.)
• Glue
• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Sort the different grains by size or color into separate bowls before starting the craft.
• 2Talk about what different dinosaurs looked like and which one this picture might be.
• 3Make a grain-painted picture of a different subject, like a tree or a house, using the same technique.
• 4Read a picture book about dinosaurs and act out how a few of them might have moved.
• 5Feel and compare the textures of rice, lentils, and other dried grains before gluing them down.