Monster Crafts

It's crafting time!

Here are a couple of cute monster crafts you can do at your next monster party (sorry the monster mural picture isn't the best). Also, see my last post "Pin the eye on the monster" game. I don't know why I didn't do them together, oh well.

When we do monster storytime at the library, most of the time we pull out the butcher paper and draw all sorts of large not-to-scary monsters and after storytime we let the kids color or paint the mural. The kids love doing this and love it even more when they come to the library the next time and see their mural hanging up for all to see. 

We've never had to worry about the kids not wanting to share their monster since they are so big. We put the mural on the floor and line the kids up on either side of it and let them have at it! 

If you want to do a craft that each child can take home with them then choose the monster mask. Just google free monster coloring sheets and find the monster face you want. Enlarge it to face size, cut it out, have kids color, add wiggle eyes and yarn for hair, and glue or tape to a Popsicle stick. 

If you want a mask they can wear just cut the eye holes out and hole punch each side of mask, then run yarn from each hole, measure to childs head and tie off. Presto!

A few great books to read at your monster party would be Go away, big green monster!  by Ed Emberley, How to potty train your monster by Kelly DiPucchio ; illustrated by Mike Moon, and Leonardo the terrible monster [text and illustrations by] Mo Willems.

Have a smashing monster party!

lil_jill