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Dino Schultüte

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For all of you living in the German-speaking world, and with some time on your hands, a DIY you will like, and your first-grader will love. A T-Rex Schultüte!

You will need:

1. Thick cardboard, colour of your choice (ours is red, as the shop was out of green);
2. Some (A4 would be enough) white cardboard for teeth, nails and eyes, no need to be too thick;
3. Black paper for eyes and nostrils;
4. A LOT of glue;
5. Scissors, ruler, pencil and patience. :)

I do not have exact measurements for this project, as I just used the longest side of the cardboard sheet I bought. But I hope you would get the point looking at the photos. In any case, I suggest making your dino smaller than mine, so it's easier to carry.

Start with the body pieces:
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Fold each piece as shown...
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... and then glue together.
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Cut two pieces to extend the tail (if your cardboard is coloured on both sides, you would only need one piece).
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Glue to the end of your body.
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Glue together the body pieces, with the tail extensions in the middle.
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Draw a pentagon for a lid. Each side should equal the top parts of the body, or be about a mm wider. Draw an allowance around your pentagon (in my case, 2cm, but now that I've tested it, I would recommend at least double that). Cut out.
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Right side out, fold up the allowance and glue the lid together.
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Before the glue is dry, make sure you test your lid on the body, so you can make corrections as needed.
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There you go! You have the body ready:
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Now, for the head. I used the great instructions here, just enlarged the template, and modified it slightly.
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So this is the top of the head:
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Where we glue teeth:
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And the bottom jaw:
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WHere we also glue teeth.
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This is how you fold in the tongue.
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And an enlarged tongue support in the making.
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I glued the head together, as my dinosaur will not be moving...
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... unless my child decides to use it as a mask...
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Finally, I closed the head and attached it to the lid.
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Same thing, side view:
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And then, with eyes and nostrils (sorry you can't see the nostrils from this photo). N liked the round eyes, but we did try several shapes to see which look best.
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Now, pieces needed for each leg:
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And how you glue them together.
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Don't forget the toenails!
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The arms are much easier to make and to attach.
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Now you fill it all up with goodies, and you're good to go. Happy first school day!
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