Esmeralda and I are taking a break from this week’s actual preschool curriculum.  Instead we are just doing random arts/crafts projects.  I read that at her age (3.5 years old), it’s important to take a week off every other month or so to give them a little break so they do not lose interest.  So that is what we are doing.

I am a part of the MOMS Club in my area.  Right now we are doing a thing where members of the club surprise another member of the club by “booing” them with Halloween surprises on their porch!  Yesterday I found that we were boo’d and whoever boo’d us left us some arts/crafts kits and supplies!

These paper plate monsters are one of the arts/crafts kit we received.  Let me apologize that I accidentally permanently deleted the photos of the process of putting everything together (thanks to me mixing some pictures up!) so I only have the finished product to show you, along with one where Esmeralda was begging for her picture to be taken with her craft.

Since I cannot show you what we did, I decided to turn this post into how you can make these at home without having a kit that provides you with all the materials.

Here is what you need:

• Colored paper plates from the dollar store
• Googly eyes or foam eyes
• Glue
• Foam horns
• Make foam teeth (if wanted)
• Colored paper to make hair and/or eyelashes
• Drawing utensil to make the mouth or designs wanted on paper plates
• Pom poms for freckles or just make tiny circles on foam

Here is what you do:

• Cut your paper plate in half
• Design your monster’s mouth or scales or any special attributes
• Glue or stick on foam eyes
• Glue or stick on foam horns
• Glue on hair and/or eyelashes
• Glue on some freckles
• Glue or stick on foam teeth (if wanted)

Super simple and super cheap, free if you already have all the materials at home!  They also turn out super cute!

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