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October 16, 2009 | 44 Comments

Frankenstein Craft


FRANKENSTEIN CRAFT toilet paper roll frankenstein craft for halloween

My son is almost 3 and not only very into Frankenstein, but he is also in the bathroom all the time. Potty training has been pretty painless, but it seems like we are always in the potty, so naturally I came up with a Halloween craft using a toilet paper roll. So we decided to make a toilet paper roll Frankenstein craft.  You could use paint for better coverage; we are out of black paint, so we used markers. What I love about this is that when you are done this Frankenstein craft can stand all on his own!

  1. Gather your materials. You will need a toilet paper roll, a black marker, and/or paint, green marker or paint, googly eyes, glue, two golf tees and scissors.frankenstien craft
  2. Start by drawing a line on the roll to mark where the hair will start.frankenstien 001
  3. Color the top part black, a trick I did with my son, so he stayed in the lines, was to have him hold the other side and cover it with his hand while he colored. Worked great!Frankenstien Craft
  4. Color the other half green.Frankenstien Craft
  5. Add a mouth with black marker.Frankenstien Craft
  6. Add glue for the eyes.frankenstien craft
  7. Add the googly eyes.frankenstien craft
  8. Poke holes in the side for the golf tees. frankenstien craft
  9. Have your child put the tees in.frankenstien craftfrankenstien craft
  10. Cut the black part with scissors, multiple times for make hair. This is a good chance for cutting practice since there is no need to be exact, simply make cute into the roll.
  11. frankenstien 012
  12. We added stitches along the smile after cutting with the black marker.  Enjoy!toilet paper roll frankenstein craft

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Age: Toddlers, Frankenstein, Halloween, Monster, Preschool Crafts | 44 Comments

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44 Comments

  1. Josie says

    October 16, 2009 at 9:40 am

    I love this idea! My daughter is always wanting to cut things with scisors, so this will be perfect. I’ll have to think of something to use in place of golf tees though, I don’t have any of those.

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  2. Tammy says

    October 16, 2009 at 10:35 am

    This is adorable! My son really enjoyed this. We used broken green craft sticks in place of the golf tees.

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  3. Crystal says

    October 16, 2009 at 11:12 am

    This is so cute. I am planning on using it next week.
    .-= Crystal´s last blog ..Fall is here =-.

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  4. mindy says

    October 16, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Love it! We’ll be doing this for sure next week! Yeah, I’m going to have to think of something besides golf tees, too. We don’t have any… hmmm.
    .-= mindy ´s last blog ..Term A, Week 6 Report =-.

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  5. Amber says

    October 16, 2009 at 11:41 am

    We go through toilet paper like it’s going out of style. And I actually have all the other materials on hand, too! I think we will do this over the weekend. Thanks so much for the suggestion. 🙂
    .-= Amber´s last blog ..Why I Love the Suburbs =-.

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  6. Desiree says

    October 16, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    I love this craft! My little one is also 3 so we’re also in the potty room a lot…He’s even decided that it should be called the “boys room” and that I have to use the one in my bedroom…fine with me! 🙂 He’s also going to be Frankenstein for Halloween, so this is perfect. Thanks!

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  7. Desiree says

    October 16, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    oh…sorry…and I love the monster pajamas and cute placemat! 🙂
    .-= Desiree´s last blog ..Old Enough for Halloween! =-.

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  8. Rebecca says

    October 16, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    What an easy cute craft! Love the idea to use golf tees!
    .-= Rebecca´s last blog ..Blog Awards! =-.

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  9. Erika says

    October 17, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    Love this craft. I am thinking of using it for my son’s Halloween party at school, do you have any kids books that would go with it?

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    • admin says

      October 17, 2009 at 3:27 pm

      Oh how cute would a whole bunch of these be?? Awesome!

      Yes – Inside a House That Is Haunted includes Frankenstein (my review ) SO does 10 Trick of Treaters ( my review)

      Also 2 books I tried to get my hands on to review but couldn’t track down in time : Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex and Frankenstein Takes The Cake both look promising but I have never read them. Hopefully soon.

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  10. Michelle Willow says

    September 30, 2010 at 12:20 am

    Love this! And added it as an idea for craft from reused items to http://www.squidoo.com/creative-halloween-resources Hope that’s OK? 🙂

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    • admin says

      September 30, 2010 at 8:13 am

      Absolutely!

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  11. Stacie says

    October 20, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    My 5yo son picked this craft, he was totally into it, I’m giving screws to finish this craft. It kept him busy while i cooked and his sister did her homework. Thanks for a great idea.

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  12. Adriana says

    October 8, 2011 at 7:15 am

    Omigoodness, my boys had a great time with this craft and their teachers loved them. We added folded foil instead of golf tees and added a snack pack of m & m s to the inside for a special treat! thnx for a gr8 craft!

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  13. Amanda says

    October 9, 2011 at 6:53 am

    Just stopping by to let you know that I have featured your project on Fun Family Crafts! You can see it here
    http://funfamilycrafts.com/cardboard-tube-frankenstein/

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    • admin says

      October 9, 2011 at 1:07 pm

      Thanks Amanda! I have been pinning your amazing Halloween crafts , so many great ideas!

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  14. Jadah {Family Sponge} says

    October 1, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    We featured your adorable friendly frankenstein on our Top 13 Eco-Friendly Halloween crafts round-up! http://familysponge.com/create/holiday-craft-ideas-create/top-13-recycled-halloween-crafts/

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  15. Sarah says

    October 24, 2012 at 7:29 am

    This is great! My son is 3 and is going to be Frankenstien for Halloween as well. He’ll love doing this craft. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Rebecca says

    October 22, 2013 at 5:52 am

    I used a Q-tip to make the bolts. 🙂

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  17. melissa says

    October 5, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    I plan on using this for my Kindergarten class and will use black construction paper cut out for bolts. Much easier and safer with so many little ones

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    • Allison McDonald says

      October 5, 2014 at 5:33 pm

      I think that’s a great adaptation for a large group, I hope they love it!

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