T.
REX POP-UP
by Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart
STEP 1: Color in the T. rex card and pop-up pieces with
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crayons, markers, or colored pencils. Do not color the
tabs on the pop-up pieces or the glue spots, marked with
letters, on the card.
A
STEP 2: For best results, first score the folds: Using a ruler
as a guide, press the rounded end of a paper clip along the
dotted line down the center of the card. Then do the same
along the dotted lines on both pop-up pieces.
STEP 3: Cut out the card and the pop-up pieces along the
heavy black outside lines. STEP 8: Apply a small amount of glue to tab B. Match up
tab B to glue spot B on the card and press firmly. Apply a
STEP 4: Next, ready all the folds by folding them, creas- small amount of glue to tab D on the jaw piece. Match up
ing them with your thumb or forefinger, and unfolding tab D to glue spot D on the card and press firmly. Allow
them. First fold the card in half along the scored center both tabs to dry.
line. Crease the fold. Then open up the card again and set
it aside.
STEP 5: Fold the T. rex face piece in half, folding the sides
back away from you, along the center fold line. Then fold
C
tabs A, B, and C away from you. Crease all the folds, then B
B
release them. C
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D
E
C
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B
STEP 9: Fold the face and jaw pieces, sides back away from
you. Press them onto the left side of the card, with the
letters on tabs C and E facing up. Apply small amounts of
glue to tabs C and E and close the card. Press firmly and
allow to dry. Your pop-up T. rex is now finished — chomp!
STEP 6: Fold the jaw pop-up piece in half, folding the 9
sides back away from you, along the center fold line. Then
fold tabs D and E away from you. Crease all the folds,
then release them.
STEP 7: Apply a small amount of glue to tab A on the face
piece. Fold the piece in half along the center fold line,
with tab A tucked down, so that tab A is now glued to the
right inside of the face. Press firmly and allow to dry.
This pop-up design by Robert Sabuda and
Matthew Reinhart is for you and your friends to enjoy.
Feel free to make additional copies and pass them along.
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T. REX POP-UP PIECES
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C
D
E
Face Jaw
E
A
C
D
A
B
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T. REX CARD
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D
D
E
C
C
B
A
C
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