Caroline
Do your kids love monsters? Mine sure do. Not the scary kind though. Only silly, friendly, non-scary monsters are allowed at our house.
We have lots of favorite monster books that we love to read year round and since they’ve been my daughter’s choice this week for reading time we decided to put together this simple monster puppet craft for kids. It is seriously the simplest thing ever and your kids are going to love getting creative with circle stickers to create their own unique, silly non-scary monster to play with.
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Supplies Needed for this Monster Puppet
- #10 standard size envelope
- paint (color of your choice)
- paintbrush
- colored cardstock paper
- neon Avery 3/4-inch round labels
- googly eyes
- black marker
- scissors
- glue
Directions for this Monster Puppet Craft
1. Cut envelope in half and paint
Start by sealing your envelope shut and then cut it in half. Each half will make one monster puppet. Paint the front of your envelope with the color of your choice and let it dry completely.
2. Cut out and glue antennaes
Cut out antennae from your colored cardstock paper and glue them on the back of your envelope.
3. Decorate monsters with neon Avery round labels
Add neon Avery round labels wherever you want to add eyeballs on your monster. We also added them at the top of our antennae. You could also make your monster a polka-dot monster and not use them for eyes.
4. Add eyes and draw mouth
Glue googly eyes onto your monster puppets and then use your black marker to draw a monster mouth onto your envelope.
Once your glue is completely dry, your monster puppet is all ready for play! Simply place your hand inside the envelope, get your monster voice all ready, and play with your new adorable monster puppets.
