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    How do I make a black bear diorama?
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    Do a little research to find out what they eat, where they live, and what they look like. Then, design the appropriate wilderness background with a few plastic trees for props. Create the bear out of cardboard or some other material and prop it up in the diorama.
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    How would I make a diorama of a sea otter?
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    Make the bottom dark blue for the sea. Paint the walls on all sides with lighter and lighter shades of blue (sea into sky). Add some otter toys (printed otters glued to board). The animals could be supported by things like mini-figure stands or poster tack. Arrange them so they look as though they are swimming in the area you want. Add some raffia or similar for kelp and a few plastic fish toys for their meals. You could include a rocky outcrop for them to sleep and play on.
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    How would I make a diorama of a seahorse?
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    Paint the background blue and add some fish and a coral reef. On the bottom, put some seahorse toys and paint algae for them to eat and seaweed for them to cling onto. Hang a few seahorse toys from the lid into the diorama, using fishing monofilament or invisible thread. Add a label and you're all set.
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    How do I make a diorama of specific period in history?
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    Research themes that were popular at that time, like architecture and fashion, then include those elements in your diorama.
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    How do I make a model of a desert?
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    Use orange- brown clay for desert in an appropriately sized box, and buy fake cacti at a dollar store.
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    How can I make a diorama about different emotions?
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    You could make a diorama about the movie "Inside Out." It has characters with different emotions for names, like Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust.
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    How can I make a diorama using Easter marshmallows?
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    You can make an Easter scene. Just don't leave the diorama out for too long, because ants will want to eat the sugar.
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    I need some tips for an anaconda diorama. Can you help me?
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    Draw some thick branches and cover them with green paper to make trees. Make vines out of green string, and put the anaconda in the trees.
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    How can I make a diorama of a place to visit in Brazil?
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    First, choose the place. If it's a street scene, include lots of colors and people. If it's a natural scene, some of the tips in this wikiHow article should help you.
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    How do I make a Wizard of Oz diorama?
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    Make the yellow brick road out of paper tiles. For Dorothy, get a doll with red shoes. Paint the Emerald Castle in the background.
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    Can I put the scene in the box?
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    Yes, you put the scene inside the box. You need a background along with a foreground.
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    How do I make a great white shark diorama?
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    Make the blue background, draw zooplankton, small fishes, coral, big fishes and sharks and cut them nicely and fill with appropriate colors. Now take glue or double gum tape and paste them on.
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    How do I make a diorama of zebras?
    Jazzy Hansen
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    Make a plain with grass glued on, and zebra toys in front. Paint the sky blue and add cotton balls for clouds.
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    How do I create a diorama using a plate?
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    Use it the same way as a shoe box by gluing things or taping things. You just won't have a backround for your diorama.
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    How can I make a diorama of birds?
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    Hang the birds from the top with fishing line.
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    How do I make a diorama to show generations?
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    Put pieces of cardboard between each generation and paint onto each side of the pieces.
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    How do I make a diorama of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples?
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    You can get figurines of Jesus and his disciples. If you don't have them, you can try to make them and try to keep the clothing faithful to the period. Get a small bucket (doll size) and fill it with real water or something closely related. You can use a doll-sized rag, and the background can be decorated to reflect the time period.
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    How do I make a hot air balloon diorama?
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    Make a sky background using the instructions above and then blow up a balloon. Use a bottle lid or another small type of cup for the basket. Then, tape the balloon to the back of your diorama so it looks like it's floating in the sky and decorate the rest of the diorama.
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    How can I make a diorama with a floating island?
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    You could fill a container with water, place it in a larger bin, then surround the outside of the bowl with sand. Craft your island with a floating material, such as Styrofoam.
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    How can I make an ocean diorama for a school science project?
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    First you need a box. Make the background light or dark blue, depending if you are focusing on shallow or deep waters. You can then add fish like sharks and eels. If you want to simulate land, add either rocks or sand. For an added effect you could put in seaweed and fish hanging from invisible thread.
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    How can I make an ocean trench diorama?
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    Fill in the shoebox with blue paper to represent the water. Take clay and mold it into a "Grand Canyon" kind of shape. To make the trench more realistic, make jagged and smooth lines into the clay for a more rustic and rocky look. Next, attach your sea creatures to a string and tape or hot glue it onto the inside top of the shoebox. Keep adding more sea animals and some fake coral (available at any pet or fish store), and you're all set!
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    How do I make a diorama of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
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    Make the scene. Figure out where you want them to be and when. Then, find a humanoid figure(s) or make your own, paint or sew the uniforms, and if you must, re-strand the hair or make hair out of clay and secure it on the head. Wait for this to dry, and place the figure(s) in the diorama, using a bit of super glue to secure it in place, and present it.
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    How do you make a diorama for cirrus clouds?
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    Use fishing line and cotton balls for the clouds, so that they can hang in the sky without the audience seeing what is holding up the clouds. Add some lightning to make it look more realistic.
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    How do I make a diorama of an earthquake?
    Zane LaMarca
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    Put the bottom as a light brown and draw in cracks with a Sharpie. Then, decorate the rest, example: broken buildings, sky, screaming people, etc.
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    Does a diorama have to be made in a box on its side? Can it be made in a glass or plastic bowl so I can use a material that hardens, but looks like water, to add shells, sea animals, coral, etc.?
    Community Answer
    Sure, a diorama can be made from any of these items included on your question; a box is simply inexpensive and usually readily-available.
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    What to use for a diorama instead of a shoe box?
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    Any kind of box will work.
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    How can I make a diorama of Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
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    Read the books and choose your favorite moment and make a diorama of that. This will require a bit of reading and some time, but it will be worth it!
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    How can we make a diorama of church and family? How can I make a person in a diorama other than buying?
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    You could use many things to make a figure in your diorama. You could use Lego figurines, you could find modeling clay, or you could make it out of paper if any other objects are unavailable. One thing I used to make people out of in my diorama was pipe cleaners.
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    How do I make a diorama about a scene in a book?
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    Make sure you know all of the details of that specific scene. Make sure to consider the setting, environment, and the color scale (use darker colors for a gloomier mood). Include tiny details that are written in the text, like a stray cat or a silhouette in the background.
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    How do I make a waterfall diorama?
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    Select a hollow cavity that bonds easily to Elmer's glue. Gather supplies you need to recreate the waterfall with paper, ribbon, felt, etc. Compile the supplies into a waterfall diorama.
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