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!
- 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.
- Start by drawing a line on the roll to mark where the hair will start.
- 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!
- Color the other half green.
- Add a mouth with black marker.
- Add glue for the eyes.
- Add the googly eyes.
- Poke holes in the side for the golf tees.
- Have your child put the tees in.
- 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.
- We added stitches along the smile after cutting with the black marker. Enjoy!
Josie says
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.
Tammy says
This is adorable! My son really enjoyed this. We used broken green craft sticks in place of the golf tees.
Crystal says
This is so cute. I am planning on using it next week.
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mindy says
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.
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Amber says
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. 🙂
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Desiree says
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!
Desiree says
oh…sorry…and I love the monster pajamas and cute placemat! 🙂
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Rebecca says
What an easy cute craft! Love the idea to use golf tees!
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Erika says
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?
admin says
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.
Michelle Willow says
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? 🙂
admin says
Absolutely!
Stacie says
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.
Adriana says
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!
Amanda says
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/
admin says
Thanks Amanda! I have been pinning your amazing Halloween crafts , so many great ideas!
Jadah {Family Sponge} says
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/
Sarah says
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.
Rebecca says
I used a Q-tip to make the bolts. 🙂
melissa says
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
Allison McDonald says
I think that’s a great adaptation for a large group, I hope they love it!