Full tutorial on an easy DIY tropical rainforest diorama for elementary school projects, including creating faux river, rainforest backdrop and DIY trees.

Building a diorama is a fun DIY project in which you can create an exciting scene in a small space. Dioramas allow a lot of room for creativity and innovation. Though dioramas usually display a historical time period, a nature scene, or a...

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The memorable trips to museums may remind you of the miniature displays comprising of picturesque sceneries as well as varied forms of habitats that are better known as dioramas. Often …

Grassland Diorama

Under the ocean octopus diorama

Project Idea- Create a simple aquarium with a ShowBox. Use Desert Sand ReadyGrass® Sheets to make rocks for your aquarium. Sculpt turtles, clownfish, coral and seaweed and kelp. Then, use the Project Paints to paint the items and the colorful blue-water background.

Make an ocean diorama with a free kids Action Pack of coloring pages of ocean creatures and underwater scenes.

When we think of professional crafts, it often tends to involve fancy tools and materials. But don't underestimate the potential of a simple, empty cardboard box! The good old childhood favorite craft of making shoebox dioramas is a fun one to revisit as a more seasoned crafter and take to the next level. What miniature world would you build in a box? Visit the article to get your imagination started, and pick up some tips and tricks!

Kids study artist Mano Kellner and make dioramas from collage material, animal figurines, and greenery.

I was first introduced to the idea of creating Animal Dioramas when my son (who was a first grader at the time), brought home a shoebox and a basic instruction sheet from his teacher to create a diorama of any animal and its natural habitat. Being a mom, I was so excited about the opportunity to help my son create something he was so excited about! Being a teacher, I knew that I had to do a project like this with my own students, but I had no idea where to start. I shared the idea with my…