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October 28, 2010 | 11 Comments

Frankenstein Halloween Craft

I get asked for craft ideas for older kids from time to time especially around holidays and special occasions like Halloween. When I picked up some sparkly sticky back foam I immediately knew I had to use it to make some kind of Frankenstein Halloween Craft!   I decided on a magnet because it can be used at home in the kitchen ( yay, no tape or push pins in the wall), in a locker at school, or wherever else you choose. It’s a fast craft for older kids and would work great as a Halloween party activity too.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some green and black sparkly sticky back foam, scissors, 2 wiggly eyes, glue, and a magnet. I recycle the free magnets we get as promotions for things like furnace repair and pizza parlors.
  2. Start by cutting out a face shape in the green foam. Remember to make the top flat.
  3. Glue the magnet on the back and set aside to dry.
  4. While that is drying cut the black foam into a rectangle as wide as the top of the head. Make cuts on one side to make spiky hair.
  5. Cut a long strip ( almost as wide as the chin of the monster) out of the black, and several smaller strips.
  6. Cut two triangles out of the black as well, snip the top point off.
  7. Start peeling the backings off. Only peel off as much as will be touching the green foam. Start with the hair add it to the face ( the glue should be dry enough to turn the face over without the magnet falling off, if it does pop it back on and wait.
  8. Next add the long strip ( the mouth) and the small strips across it. 
  9. Add the ears ( well really they are bolts, but they are about where people’s ears are). Again only peel back the backing for the part that is touching the green foam.
  10. Glue on the eyes. Let dry completely.

Your little ghoul too young for this Frankenstein Halloween craft? Try our preschooler friendly Paper Roll Frankenstein instead.

Monster Books to go with Frankenstein Halloween Craft

Monster Mess! by Margery Cuyler is a silly rhyming book about a monster who isn’t interested in scaring you, but rather cleaning up your messes. Readers follow along as the monster creeps through the house finding messes and tidying up. I personally loved it when the monster stepped on blocks, who reading this with kids hasn’t stepped on toys like Lego and screamed in pain?! I know I do, a lot so that part resonated with me. The illustrations by S.D. Schindler are done at funky angles and perspectives and adds a lot to the text. It’s not scary at all and a great monster choice for more fearful kids.

Molly’s Monsters by Teddy Slater is a counting book in monster’s clothes. The book is about a little girl named Molly who is just trying to sleep when her room is flooded with monsters. They come in progressively larger groups and my son liked counting to make sure the text was correct. My favorite part was that the first monster to arrive and the last to leave never does leave and instead snuggles into bed with Molly. I also like that to get these pesky visitors to leave she turns on the light and makes a scary face and scares them. Clever.

When a Monster Is Born by Sean Taylor is funny, my son didn’t find it as funny as I did but he still laughed and didn’t seem scared of any of it. The story is about a monster and all the life-changing choices he faces every day like whether to eat a principal or run through a wall of a school. This book feels like a choose your own adventure book, it’s fun, repetitive, and silly. There is quite a bit of talk about monsters eating people, though nothing too gory.

Filed Under: Age: Kindergarten, Frankenstein, Halloween, Monster, Preschool Crafts | 11 Comments

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11 Comments

  1. jenny kramer says

    October 28, 2010 at 7:51 am

    Perfect! I think Monster Mess sounds perfect for my son who is afraid of monsters 🙂
    making the monster may help him feel some “power over it” too! Thanks!

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  2. Jo says

    November 1, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    I really love When a Monster is Born, but I generally reserve it for older kids (like 7-8) who can appreciate the humor a bit more. It is a little meta for the younger kids, though they still like it when I do a super sappy voice at the part when they get married. (I throw in some kissy kissy sounds too)

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  3. Amanda says

    October 6, 2011 at 6:37 am

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

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, I’d love it if you would submit them 🙂 If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above.

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  4. Roger says

    October 13, 2013 at 10:43 am

    Just a small comment. I was looking for a frankenstein head for a “monster” that I built for the kids this Halloween, and was searching through Google. Up came your site with a picture presumably of your face. WOW!!! I just can’t believe how pretty you are!

    I’m an old geezer and not trying to hit on ya, but I HAD to let you know!
    Have fun!
    Roger

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    • Allison McDonald says

      October 13, 2013 at 12:24 pm

      Oh Roger, thank you!

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