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Cut out various shapes for you monster from the colored paper
You’ll need a head, mouth and teeth. This craft is meant to be spontaneous and flexible. Ask your child what their monster should look like.
One, two, ten … let your child choose how many and where they go.
Use glue or tape to add your mouth shape and then the teeth. Add a pom-pom for a nose.
Use markers or crayons to draw fur, scales, polka dots or anything you’d like. Get creative!
TIPS FOR MORE FUN
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Adapt based on your kid’s age
Feel free to adapt this craft based on the age of your child. Younger kids may need a lot more help with cutting and gluing where older kids will want to help choose the supplies and do their own cutting.
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Give your monster a personality
Name your monster. Ask you child what his/her monster likes to eat. How does it talk, what does it say?
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Get creative with materials
Use whatever materials you have on hand. Play with different materials. We have used leaves, flower petals, sticks, paint and glitter.
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Make a whole gallery of monsters
Allow your child to tape them up on the wall and have a gallery showing for family and friends
Add popsicle sticks to the bottom of your finished monsters to use as handles. This opens up the opportunity to discuss a scary topic for most kids. We add lots of humor to make monsters feel less scary.
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Create monsters on the go!
Try Sago Mini Monsters app to create monsters on the go! With Sago Mini Monsters, kids transform a simple shape into a unique living, breathing creature. Kids not only color and decorate their monster, they also feed and care for it.
This is the most requested craft activity that I do at home with my boys. The fun thing about monsters is they can be anything you want them to be: silly, friendly, scary, big, small, furry, polka-dotted the list goes on. I use this activity at home to help open up discussion about monsters and help my kids deal with their fear of monsters.
