Mt. Bethel Art Enrichment
Paper Plate Monsters
Art Closet Supplies- Construction paper
Class Supplies- glue stick, scissors, markers
Supplies from home - Paper plates, colorful or white
Cut colorful paper plates in half and have the kids decorate them with eyes, months, teeth, hair, ears, whatever they can imagine.
Monster Garland
Art Closet Supplies - Construction paper
Class Supplies - Scissors, glue
Supplies from home- Yarn/string
Precut pieces of construction paper in half (there is a paper cutter in the back of the library that makes this job quick and easy). Have kids cut out shapes to glue on their pieces of construction paper. Fold the top of each monster over a piece of string/yarn and staple across the top. Continue until all the monsters are on the string forming a banner.
Tissue Box Monster
Art closet supplies- Construction paper, maybe pipe cleaners
Class Supplies - Scissors, glue
Supplies from home - tissue box and egg carton
Have kids bring in their own boxes in any size (or bring them in for them). Glue construction paper to the outside of the boxes (or spray paint them ahead of time if you bring in the boxes). Cut the opening bigger and glue on teeth cut from white construction paper. Bring in egg cartons (or have the kids bring them in). Cut the cartons into two and three per group. Have the kids glue google eyes on the bottoms of the egg cartons and glue them to the top of the boxes. They can also cut feet out of construction paper and glue them to the bottom of the boxes.
Powers Ferry Book Fair Decoration Instructions
Scroll down to the decoration you are interested in to find out what is needed and how to create the craft. Feel free to be creative, as long as it sticks to the silly monsters theme.
Monster Squares
Art closet supplies- Construction paper
Class Supplies - Scissors, glue
Precut pieces of construction paper in 1/4s (there is a paper cutter in the back of the library that makes this job quick and easy). Have kids draw or paint on monsters – or they can cut out decorative pieces from smaller pieces of construction paper.
Box Monsters
Art closet supplies- Construction paper, pipe cleaners
Class Supplies - Scissors, glue
Supplies from home- box, googly eyes
Have kids bring in their own boxes in any size (or bring them in for them). Glue construction paper to the outside of the boxes (or spray paint them ahead of time if you bring in the boxes). Have the kids glue on various shapes and google eyes to make faces. They can stick pipecleaners in the sides or tops to make arms and antennas. They can also glue on pieces of construction paper to make feet on the bottom.
Blow Paint Monsters
Art closet supplies- Construction paper, paint
Class Supplies - glue
Supplies from home- googly eyes (optional), straws
Get a piece of white poster board (or two) and google eyes. There is tempera paint in the art closet – put a little in a paper cup (also in closet) and add a bit of water so it will drip and blow. Have kids come up two at a time and pick a paint color for you to “drop” onto the board using a paint brush. Then have the kids use a straw to gently blow to spread the paint (make sure they do it in different directions to get a “well rounded” monster. Once all the kids have done one and they have dried, have them come back up and glue on eyes.
Cut Out Monsters
Art closet supplies- Construction paper
Class Supplies - scissors, glue
Precut pieces of construction paper in 1/4s (there is a paper cutter in the back of the library that makes this job quick and easy). Cut various size white circles or bring circular objects for the kids to trace on white paper (think plastic bottle caps, marker caps). Let the kids cut their quarter sheet construction paper pieces into their own monster shapes. Then glue on as many white circles as they like. Have them add pupils and mouths with teeth and tongues. I would make a few examples to show them ideas.