1 Print out the dinosaurs.

Print out any of these dinosaur sets on A4 or Letter size cardstock: our Jurassic dinosaurs and Cretaceous dinosaurs.

2 Print out the bases and stands.

Print out the corresponding bases and stands.

3 Color the dinosaurs.

Color the dinosaurs with crayons, markers or colored pencils. You can also paint them using tempera or poster paint.

You can add details like stripes or spots—some scientists actually think that skin patterns could have helped some dinosaurs camouflage themselves.

4 Cut out the dinosaurs.

Once done coloring all the dinosaurs, cut them all out.

If you painted the dinosaurs, let the paint dry before cutting them out.

5 Cut out the bases and stands.

Cut out the bases and stands as well.

6 Cut slits.

Each base has a pair of dotted vertical lines at the bottom. The stands, on the other hand, have these pair of vertical lines on the top edge. Cut slits on both bases and stands following these dotted lines.

7 Fold each stand in half.

Fold each stand in the middle and unfold to come up with a V-shaped piece.

8 Glue each dinosaur onto its base.

Each base has a dinosaur's name on it. Glue each dinosaur onto the designated base, positioning it as close to the bottom edge as possible and keeping clear of the slits that you made in Step 6.

9 Interlock the base and stand.

The stands are labeled with the dinosaur's names as well. Pick out the matching stand. Connect it to the base by interlocking its slits with those of the base.

10 Put the dinosaur on a flat surface.

The interlocked base and stand will allow the paper dinosaur to stand.

11 Make more.

Craft more standing paper dinosaurs following the steps above.