Green Baby Dinosaur
Design by Dimples Mucherino

Materials and Tools:

• Sculpey III clays
  • Lime 521 - 2 Bars (Divide as follows:½ bar (head), two ¼ bars (feet), two 1/8 bars (front paws), two 1/16 bars (ears). Use remainder for body.)
  • Red Hot Red 583 - 1/4 bar (Divide as follows: Pinch off two 1/8" balls (nostrils). Use remainder for heart.)
  • Yellow 072 - 1/16 bar (horn)
  • Black 042 - 1/8" ball (mouth)
• Liquid Sculpey
• Sculpey Glaze
• 12" of ¼" wide red satin ribbon
• Two 8 x 6mm oval wiggle eyes
• ¾" magnetic dot
• Paintbrush* Kid Dynasty B-400, #8
• Stylus
• Ruler
• Craft Knife
• Oven set to bake reliably at 275 degrees. (Always check with an external oven thermometer.)
• Old baking pan lined with index cards
• Clean work area

Directions:

• Condition each piece of clay till soft and smooth. Roll each into a ball.

• Make Body Parts as pictured.

• Set each aside. Shape Head, Body, Feet, Paws and Ears with Lime.
• On the top press grooves in edge of feet and paws using large end of stylus.

• Shape horns with Yellow. Flatten into a ¼" wide by ¾" long rectangle. Cut saw tooth edge down one side with craft knife. (If children are doing this project, use a plastic, disposable knife or a table knife.)
• Shape Mouth by rolling Black clay into a long skinny snake.
• Cut mouth 3/8" long.
• Shape Red clay into triangle. Slice top edge in center with craft knife. Push sides to opposite directions to form heart. (If you have a heart cutter in a small size, use that).
• For nostrils, flatten Red balls of clay.

Assemble Dinosaur:

• Apply Liquid Sculpey sparingly between sections before pressing in place.
• Press ears on opposite sides of top of head.

• Press straight edge of horn centered on top of head.
• Press nostrils and mouth in place.
• Press head on top body. Press feet on bottom of body.
• Press front paws in place on opposite sides of head.
• Press heart centered on front body

Baking Instructions:

• Place on baking pan. Bake at 275 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool.
• Brush entire surface with Sculpey Glaze. Let dry.
• Glue eyes on face.
• Glue magnetic dot on back.
• Tie ribbon around neck with shoestring bow in front.