We love our arts and crafts here at Beagle HQ and as I’m celebrating Women In Horror Month, I was keen to get the toddler involved. We had painted a lot of ghosts for Halloween and I though it would be fun to do something a little more 3D.
Regular readers may remember the tissue box monster we made for Halloween and I was keen to use some of the materials again as I felt they gave a ‘monsterous’ look. Opening up her box of craft supplies we selected pipe cleaners, lolly sticks, feathers (because what monster isn’t scary when covered in feathers?), googly eyes and glue. I chose glue dots because nothing is more horrific (Sorry for the pun!) than trying to get PVA glue off the carpet (trust me on this. Also, acrylic paint which somehow made it UNDER the protective sheeting I had lain down).
Getting Monstrous
The toddler and I did a quick google for ‘pipe cleaner monsters’ and there are some great monsters out there! We were slightly stunned at others creativity (honestly, I never knew pipe cleaners could make such intricate and detailed creations!), but we weren’t intimidated. Drawing inspiration from her tiger and triceratops toys we got bendy, sticky and more than a little fluffy due to a feather explosion!
And here are our monsters! What do you think? There are no real instructions, we just folded, stuck, twisted and poked feathers in! I think they look really fun and the toddler was very engaged, happily sticking more feathers on to her tiger-monster. We looked at colours and had a little chat about how many eyes a monster needs, plus the important topic of what colour they should be! (The toddler sensibly opted for green, very monstrous, whilst I had a mix).
But still feeling ghostly….
I’ve also been desperate to try marking Pom Poms as I have fond memories of making them as a child. I was excited when I found ‘blue bear wood’s blog featuring these adorable Pom Pom monsters. There were loads of photos and the instructions were very clear. We”ve been feeling quite ghostly so I thought we’d try to make a ghost. Pom Pom duly wound, the toddler was in charge of cutting the wool, which she loved but rapidly lost interest when it came to tying and adding the eyes, although she did like the finished ‘ghost’.
So that’s it for this weeks craft. What are you working on?
I hope you liked our project and if so, check out our other Make It Monday posts.