These monster craft ideas are easy to make with paint, shapes, pool noodles, leaves, empty boxes, sponges, and so much more. In fact, you can turn just about anything into a monster with a little creativity (and a lot of googly eyes)!
Get started on one of these silly monster crafts today—or make several. They can be used for party decorations or displayed in the classroom or home to make Halloween a little more festive and fun.
Check out our monster coloring pages too!
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Monster Crafts from Messy Little Monster
Shape Monsters
You can use basic shapes to create so many fun things, like our Shape Monsters! Squares, circles, rectangles, triangles, and ovals come together to create monsters of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Two legs, four eyes, five arms—anything is possible with a little imagination! Kids will love adding their own faces to these adorable little monsters.
Pool Noodle Monsters
Save your summer pool noodles to repurpose them into fun Pool Noodle Monsters. Adding pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and googly eyes will turn an ordinary pool noodle into a cute monster in no time. You'll be surprised at all the fun variations you can create with just a few materials.
Monster Art project
Learn about color mixing for kids with this fun monster art project. Kids will love learning about mixing primary colors as they create their own set of cute monsters! Our printable template makes this monster art project super easy to set up.
Painted Leaf Monsters
Turn fall leaves into Painted Leaf Monsters with some paint and googly eyes. Kids will have so much fun picking out the perfect leaves for this project.
Monster Leaf Puppets
These Leaf Monster Puppets are an upgraded version of the painted leaf monsters. To make them more durable, we laminated the painted leaves and then added feathers, googly eyes, and other accessories. Complete the puppet by gluing a craft stick to the back, and your puppets will soon be ready for action.
Cute Monster Crafts for Kids
And here are some more cute and easy monster crafts that I found searching some of my favourite craft websites.
Paper Plate Monster Craft
These Paper Plate Monsters from Simple Everyday Mom are a fun and cute choice for preschoolers! You probably have everything you need to make them already—paper plates, paint, googly eyes, and colored paper. Add a piece of elastic or glue a craft stick to the back to turn these into super cute monster masks for pretend play.
Monster Handprint Craft
Turn your child's handprints into cute little Handprint Monsters! This craft from The Best Ideas for Kids is a wonderful keepsake to make for the Halloween season, and they'll look so cute displayed on your walls or windows.
Toilet Paper Roll Monsters
Save your empty toilet paper rolls. They make wonderful crafting materials, as you can see here with these Toilet Paper Roll Monsters from Arty Crafty Kids. This craft requires very little prep. Print the templates (colored or black and white version), and glue the pieces to the empty toilet roll. Easy as pie!
Peg Monster Craft
Grab some pegs (clothespins), paint, yarn, and googly eyes to create lots of fun little Peg Monsters. This craft from The Craft Train is fun and colorful, and kids are sure to love it. They'd make cute magnets for the fridge if you add a strip of magnetic tape to the back.
Monster Headband Craft
Kids can get creative making these cute and colorful Headband Monsters by Fantastic Fun and Learning. No scary monsters here! This would make such a fun craft for the classroom, with all the kids wearing their monster headbands for the rest of the day once they're done.
Canning Lid Monster Craft
You may know that you can't reuse canning lids again for canning, but that doesn't mean that you should toss them in the trash can. No, save them for crafts! They make terrific ornaments, magnets, and kids' crafts. These Canning Lid Monsters from Crafts by Amanda are a great example. The canning lids make a sturdy base to add cute monster faces to.
Tissue Box Monsters
How cute are these Tissue Box Monsters by The Best Ideas for Kids? Make them in the classroom and let the kids exchange Halloween cards like they do on Valentine's Day. They'd also make super cute Halloween party decorations for your food or dessert tables.
Sponge Monster Craft
Make easy Sponge Monsters by pairing colorful sponges with colored googly eyes and pipe cleaners. This simple craft from Powerful Mothering only takes a few minutes to put together, but kids will get hours of fun out of their new monsters!
Blow Painting Monsters
Try a new process art technique to create your monsters. These colorful Blow Painting Monsters by Kids' Craft Room are the perfect starting point because no matter what kind of shape you make, you can turn it into an adorable monster. We love that acrylic paints are used for this craft instead of watercolors because the thicker paint creates an interesting texture.
Egg Carton Monsters
Save your egg cartons and recycle them into fun crafts like these Egg Carton Monsters from The Craft Train. Since they have a top and a bottom, you can hide small candies in them and give them to friends!
Paper Cone Monster Craft
If you're looking for a craft you can pull together quickly, grab the templates for these Paper Cone Monsters by Easy Peasy and Fun. Print the colorable version or print on colored paper to make quick work of assembling them.
Fork Painted Monsters
Here's another fun painting technique to try: fork painting! These Fork Painted Monsters by Our Kid Things actually look furry thanks to this paint technique. Kids will enjoy the process of printing with the fork and mixing colors as they work to create bunches of cute and cuddly monsters.
Rock Monsters
Rock painting is a great way to turn ordinary, everyday objects into something cool and collectible. These Rock Monsters by The Inspiration Edit make terrific paperweights for your desk. You can also go on a walk to hide them for others to find. What a fun surprise that would be!
Monster Hand Puppets
This Monster Hand Puppet by Handmade Charlotte is one of the cutest projects on the list. You'll need a chenille cleaning glove, giant googly eyes, and some pipe cleaners to make these super simple monster puppets that are sure to be played with for hours.
Tin Can Felt Monsters
Get in the Halloween spirit with these Tin Can Felt Monsters from Hello, Wonderful. Use them for utensil holders for your Halloween bash, or add them to your desk to corral your pens and pencils.
Craft Stick Monsters
Simple craft sticks can become so many creative things! These Craft Stick Monsters from Crafts by Amanda are so easy to make. Follow along with her designs or come up with your own. Use them as bookmarks in your favorite Halloween-themed books.
Yarn-Wrapped Monster Pencil Holders
You'll want to keep these adorable and brightly colored Yarn-Wrapped Monster Pencil Holders by Our Kid Things on your desk all year round. This is a neat way for kids to upcycle tin cans while still making something useful for your home or office.
Not ready to start crafting yet? Pin this list of cute monster crafts to save it for later.
You'll have plenty of monster craft projects to make with the kids this Halloween!
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