Yarn monster is an incredible activity including cutting, coloring, sticking and threading. It is an ideas activity for preschoolers as well as early schoolers and works on many skills. You child can create some really scary monsters or some silly ones.
You can hang these monsters in your child’s room or even add them to their puppet collection.
Supplies
Brown cardbord from an old packing box
Some colorful yarn
White paper
Crayons
Scissors
Glue
Pencil and eraser
Let’s get started
1. Cutout a circle for the monster face from the old box. We used an old Amazon box for it. Your child can even choose to make a different shape for the monster face.
2. Make the horns, eyes & mouth for the monster on white paper and color them. Cut them out and keep them aside.
3. Make some slits around the edge of the cardbord circle.
4. Start wrapping the yarn on it. Secure the yarn on one slit and then keep going across all the slits back and forth covering all the slits. We have used two colored yarns, red and yellow. You can choose to use just one color or more than two as well.
5. Once done wrapping, make sure to tie the end of the yarn and secure them so that they do not loosen up.
6. Now glue the horns, eyes and mouth onto the face.
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Your Yarn monster is ready.
You can make more than one of these monsters and create a monster family.
We have made a quick video while Eira was creating her yarn monster.
Hope you enjoy it!
This post is part of Blogchatter‘s challenge #BlogchatterA2Z.
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Such a lovely idea… definitely going to try this one
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Lovely. I am going to do it with my little one. He will love it. Will see if I can play around with some of his favorite cartoon characters.
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Wow these are such fun ways to keep the kids busy. My daughter is always busy doing some art and craft. She got it from my mother. I was the black duck who hates anything to do with home science.
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Wow loved it. your post has reminded me my first e book where I had shared A2Z crafts for kids. this yarn monster in looking so cute. I am sure kids will have a great time with this fun activity.
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This is such a wonderful idea for an easy and engaging craft activity! I missed your A to Z series, will check out the other posts too.
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This is such a wonderful idea and easy option to engage the kids in a screen free way. I am gonna try out with my daughter. Awesome craft idea
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This is a cool idea. With summer vacations here it is important to keep kids busy and this is something my kids will love to make.
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This scary monster looks super cute and my son would love to make it now only if he sees. But I will keep it reserved for Halloween day to come.
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Wow.. This is super cool.. Yarn monster.. I am sure kids will have fun making this one. Once again a wonderful art which I haven’t tried.
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Wow that is a brilliant idea of making a yarn monster. I am sure kids can create many such with different colours. Looks fabulous and must try.
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This os an adorable craft. Loved the idea. Kids will love this and we can easily engage them with this idea.
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My kids love scary monsters and when I showed them the image of your Eira and her work, they loved it. We are going to make this too at home.
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Yarn monsters are so cute! We did a similar activity during my daughter’s art class and she loved doing it. Indeed a fun way to engage kids in creative work.
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I have so many leftover yarns at home, shall try this craft . Must say it looks scary and cute at same time.
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Such a cute and great idea. Definitely going to try this with my niece, I’m sure she will enjoy it
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Wow that’s so creative. I never knew we could make it like this. I’m quite surprised actually. Good job you guys!
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