Update: Here is an updated dino planter post complete with a video.
Everyone needs a dinosaur planter in their life, don’t you think!
I originally saw this idea at a farmers market in Austin by a company called Plaid Pigeon. Their dinosaurs were spray painted bright neon colors with cute little succulents inside. At one point, Plaid Pigeon had an etsy store, now all I can find is their facbeook page. I stumbled upon this pentaceratops in the dollar section at Target, and decided it was time to make my own.
Here are the dinos at Target…I think there were 5 variations…I bought a few of this one and the brontosaurus (the green one in the bottom right hand corner)
I used an X-ACTO knife to cut a hole in his back. Sorry for the morbid picture.
I ended up making a long rectangle…
I used my handy dandy Plaid craft paints to paint the dino white. He got 2 coats…
I planted an Africa violet… this little dino makes me smile every time I look at him. As for the books, I’m not a vegan, I don’t have a pre schooler, I do love the 5 love languages, and Mere Christianity was a gift… all of the books were chosen for the colors .
I did a little photo shoot with the dino 🙂
Remember the post from a few weeks ago, about moving things around all. the. time. Read more about my obsession with switching things up here. The dino made me do it this time 🙂 I took down the paint chip pictures, and moved my picture canvas of Austin around.
I’ve made lots of dinos! Here’s a pink one I gave to my office mate.
My mom hates my dino. What do you think?
*UPDATE: I highly suggest using an air plant in your dino planter!
Comments & Reviews
My daughter and I made two for her room today! She love them! Thanks.
I think its actually really awesome. And Im thinking it could make for an excellent thank-you gift for a coworker.
how can you not love a dino planter?? xox, d.
I think he's cute!
You know…I could see this with a cactus or something in a boy's room. It would be fun to paint the dinos all funky with stripes or polka dots first…I wonder what else you could stick in them : )
LOVE it! I'm obsessed with them too, thanks for showing how to make our own!!
xoxo
Lia
Nice! I don't like dinos, but I'm sure I can find some other animal toys like this that would be cute painted white!! Good idea!
As I said on Facebook (LOL) I think he's cute and would make an excellent, inexpensive gift for a science teacher!