Tropical Rainforest Diorama

Bring the lush magic of the tropics to life with this creative DIY Tropical Rainforest Diorama🌴, a perfect blend of learning and hands-on fun for all ages! Start by lining a shoebox with green paper to create a vibrant base, then draw and cut out tree shapes with tabs that fold neatly into place using Bostik Glu Stik. Add layers of leafy detail by gluing green crepe and paper foliage to mimic real rainforest textures. Finally, populate your mini-world with drawn or cut-out rainforest animals🐒 and position them creatively among the trees. This immersive craft not only teaches about ecosystems and biodiversity, but also encourages artistic expression and storytelling, all using simple materials and your imagination.

Instructions

Step 1: Create your base

Cover the inside of the shoebox and shoebox lid with green paper.

Step 2: Draw trees

Draw half of a tree trunk, aligning with the long edge of the paper and branching out. Leave a 2cm space along the edges to create tabs. Cut out the tree.

Step 3: Glue to box

Fold the tabs and glue them to the edges of the box.

Step 4: Add leaves

Cut foliage out of green paper and glue to the branches and to the edges of the box. For a 3D look, use crumpled green crepe paper.

Step 5: Add frens

Create some ferns and other rainforest plants using plain paper or crepe paper. Glue the plants to the box using a Glu Stik.

Step 6: Add wildlife

Draw rainforest animals or cut them out from old magazines.

Step 7: Move them in

Position the animals inside the diorama. You can glue them onto tree branches, behind the trees, or even on top of the canopy.

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