Making More Monsters

The other day, I realized that it's been awhile since I posted a good kids' craft!  I've been so busy getting the holiday series up and running that I haven't showed you what Little Crafter's been up to lately {and trust me, he's always up to something!}.  So, today, I thought I'd give you a glimpse at our latest craft playdate with our buddies the M Family.

We got together the day after Halloween and I pulled out a variety of craft supplies for the kids to choose from.  The first thing they wanted to do was paint these little trains.  It just cracks me up how serious they get when they "work."

Then, since everyone loves a silly monster, we decided to make some even though Halloween was over.  Hey, who says you can't have a monster buddy all year long?

Here's how we made them and you can too!

TP ROLL MONSTERS

Materials:

toilet paper rolls

construction paper

craft glue

googly eyes

pipe cleaners

pom-poms

 foam shapes

any other 'accessories' you want to use

First, we cut the construction paper to size.  Then, we adhered it to the rolls using scrapbooking adhesive.  Next, each person decorated his or her monster using the various accessories {provided by Craftprojectideas.com!} to give it personality!  I originally saw this idea on Pinterest; they painted their rolls, but we found that the construction paper meant we didn't have to wait for them to dry before we added the faces.  Here's a pic of our inspiration.

 And here's our version.  From left-right these were made by Ms. Brandee, E-girl, Little Crafter, me, and Mr. O...and of course, there are the trains they painted too.

 These monsters meet all my requirements for kid crafting: fun, easy, and best of all...FREE!  We already had all the stuff here at the house, and hey, it's upcycling something that would be trash, right?  Hope you enjoy the idea!  Happy crafting!