Use simple shapes and colors to build your own crazy monster.
What you need:
- colored card or construction paper
- colored card or construction paper
- glue
- googly eyes
- pencil
- scissors
- dot stickers
- googly eyes
- pencil
- scissors
- dot stickers
How it works:
My kids always get excited about anything monster related! This craft takes a bit of preparation to get all the pieces cut out, but it's worth it so that the kids can choose how to construct their very own beast!
For each monster head cut out two circles (I traced around a kids' plate). Then fold one of the circles in half and glue one surface to the other circle. This makes a fun flappy mouth! I also cut out white circle eyes, triangle noses, arms and legs, white teeth, and large red tongues. I placed these, along with the googly eyes, dot stickers and glue, in a chip tray.
This was baby sis' first experience with a glue stick but I knew she'd love getting to choose her shapes and colors to build her monster. I offered her guidance in terms of explaining how to construct the monster, but ensured she was hands on with all of the crafting stages.
As she made her monster, we talked about the different colors and shapes of the features. This was great for language development. Her absolute favorite was the sheet of dot stickers!
She enjoyed adding spots to her monster, before she added a nose, a single sharp tooth, and some googly eyes.
The fun thing with this craft is that once the glue dries, the little monsters make for some fun pretend play. We enjoyed making our monsters speak by opening and closing their mouths, showing off their scary sharp teeth! My 5 yr old also joined in after school and had just as much fun!
For each monster head cut out two circles (I traced around a kids' plate). Then fold one of the circles in half and glue one surface to the other circle. This makes a fun flappy mouth! I also cut out white circle eyes, triangle noses, arms and legs, white teeth, and large red tongues. I placed these, along with the googly eyes, dot stickers and glue, in a chip tray.
This was baby sis' first experience with a glue stick but I knew she'd love getting to choose her shapes and colors to build her monster. I offered her guidance in terms of explaining how to construct the monster, but ensured she was hands on with all of the crafting stages.
As she made her monster, we talked about the different colors and shapes of the features. This was great for language development. Her absolute favorite was the sheet of dot stickers!
She enjoyed adding spots to her monster, before she added a nose, a single sharp tooth, and some googly eyes.
The fun thing with this craft is that once the glue dries, the little monsters make for some fun pretend play. We enjoyed making our monsters speak by opening and closing their mouths, showing off their scary sharp teeth! My 5 yr old also joined in after school and had just as much fun!
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