Looking for a fun Halloween activity for preschoolers?
Why not set up a monster-making factory in
your dining room? Yup. This fun art and craft activity is a great
way for kids to be creative and gear up for the upcoming
holidays. (Hooray Halloween! Woo-hoo!)
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Living in Southern California, I have a tough time appreciating seasons. I mean, we’re still in the 70s-80s here. The leaves are green…. I'm still wearing shorts and sandals. It just doesn’t quite feel like fall. So this monster-making activity really helped us get into the fall spirit.
Making Monster Sculptures with Kids
Step 1:
First, we created our monsters’ bodies. I covered our dining room table and set up a
simple blow art activity. (By the way, bubble printing is a fun alternative!) We
used a dropper
to drop liquid watercolors and food coloring onto sheets of
watercolor paper. Then, we took our straws and blew some beautiful
designs!
to drop liquid watercolors and food coloring onto sheets of
watercolor paper. Then, we took our straws and blew some beautiful
designs! 
(Note: Looking back,
I wish we had just used food coloring for this activity. Initially my preschooler did a great job of
blowing and not sucking up the paint.
Unfortunately by the end, he was getting too excited and
accidentally sucked up liquid watercolors. Ick. They’re nontoxic, but I still
didn’t like seeing him with a blue mouth.
If I had just used food coloring, I think I would have worried less
because they’re meant to be eaten.)
Step 2:
Once the paint dried, we drew and cut out some monster
bodies.
Step 3:
We decorated our monsters’ bodies! I love giving kids an assortment of items to
use. A smorgasbord of items is always
so inviting!
We used googly eyes, pipe cleaners, (for arms- taped to the back of our monsters), beads (to
decorate our arms), markers, yarn, clothespins (for legs), and circle stickers. I also made it a point to use glue sticks
instead of white glue because I didn't want our lovely watercolors to smear.
We used googly eyes
, pipe cleaners, (for arms- taped to the back of our monsters), beads (to
decorate our arms), markers, yarn, clothespins (for legs), and circle stickers. I also made it a point to use glue sticks
instead of white glue because I didn't want our lovely watercolors to smear.
Here's a shot of our busy, buzzing work station:
Once you’re done, set up your monster sculptures around your
home and begin decorating for Halloween!
I hope you have fun trying out this activity with your
children too! I love this activity
because kids can use their imagination to turn random doodads into their very
own monsters. The skies the limit!
4 Kid-friendly Halloween Crafts!
If you like kid- friendly Halloween crafts, here are some
more great ones:
But wait! Here are some more Monsters Crafts!
Today’s post is also part of a collaborative monster series
between several kid-craft loving bloggers!
Our theme this month is MONSTERS!
So check out the links below for some awesome monster crafts:
- Paper Plate Monsters | A Little Pinch of Perfect
- Paint Drip Monster Pots | Crafty Morning
- Monster Rocks | Easy Peasy and Fun
- Puzzle Piece Monsters | Glued To My Crafts
- Paper Bag Monster Puppets | I Heart Crafty Things
- Bubble Wrap Monsters | In the Playroom
- Monsters University Character Crafts | Artsy Momma
- Popsicle Stick Monsters | I Heart Arts N Crafts
- Potato Print Monsters | Artsy Craftsy Mom
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