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dinosaur house


In thirty minutes, superman and I made him a dinosaur house.
Supplies: 1 box
finger paint
cotton balls
twigs
rocks
construction paper
glue
scissors
knife
duct tape

Cut one LONG side of box down both sides and across bottom. Duct tape to other LONG piece underneath.
Paint backdrop blue. Cut and glue on mountains of orange and brown. Cut and glue on grass and waterhole. Puff cotton balls to clouds, dip in glue, and paste. Cut slits with knife in corners for twigs. Insert twigs then duct tape on bottom to help secure.
Duct tape bottom of other trees and plant. Throw rocks in.
AND PLAY!!


ROAR!!

Now that my 2-year-old is entertained with something of his own....I'll be free to SEW!
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  1. Celeste AdamsSeptember 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    Oh Skye! Could you please give me a quarter of your creativity? I'm dying here. Do you take visa or mastercard?

    I love your new blog! Now, can I borrow your banana choc chip muffin recipe?

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