Does your family love Halloween but you want to keep the kids away from all the gruesome, over the top stuff some people use for Halloween?
If so, you’re going to love making this paper plate Frankenstein craft with the kids!
We love Halloween crafts for kids and this one is the newest addition to our collection.
It’s totally age appropriate and it’s super cute too. Just download our free printable template and watch our quick video to see how easy it is to make with your kids.
This Halloween craft is perfect for making with preschool, kindergarten and early elementary aged children.
Frankenstein Craft For Preschool
Supplies
- Paper plates
- Green paint
- Paintbrush
- Colored cardstock or construction paper (in green, black and gray)
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Black marker
- Frankenstein craft template (download form located at the end of this post)
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Directions
Download the Frankenstein craft template, print and cut out the pieces you’ll be using.
Paint the paper plate with a thin coat of green paint and let dry completely. Once the paper plate is dry, cut off a few inches from the top of the paper plate. Save this leftover piece to cut the ears out of later.
Take Frankenstein’s hair and glue it to the side where you cut off the paper plate.
Glue the eyes just below the hairline, in the middle of the paper plate.
Use the black marker to draw on Frankenstein’s nose and mouth. Also, draw on a few stitches around the open space of his face.
Glue the eyebrows on top of each eye.
Trace the ear template on the paper plate you cut off in step 2 or on colored cardstock.
Glue Frankenstein’s ear just below his hairline on each side of the plate.
For this example, we cut out his ear from the part of the paper plate we cut off in step 2, but you can also use colored cardstock.
Position the bolts just below Frankenstein’s ears and glue in place.
Wouldn’t this Frankenstein make a fun Halloween class party craft? Make sure you pin this post for later so you can always access it!
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Paper Plate Frankenstein Craft
Make this simple paper plate Frankenstein craft with the kids this Halloween season!
Materials
- Paper plates
- Green paint
- Paintbrush
- Colored cardstock or construction paper (in green, black and gray)
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Black marker
- Frankenstein craft template (download form located at the end of this post)
Instructions
- Download the Frankenstein craft template, print and cut out the pieces you'll be using.
- Paint the paper plate with a thin coat of green paint and let dry completely. Once the paper plate is dry, cut off a few inches from the top of the paper plate. Save this excess paper plate to cut out ears for Frankenstein.
- Take Frankenstein's hair and glue it to the side where you cut off the paper plate.
- Glue the eyes just below the hairline, then glue the eyebrows on top of the eyes.
- Use the black marker to draw on Frankenstein's nose and mouth. Also, draw on a few stitches around the open space of his face.
- Trace the ear template on the paper plate you cut off in step 2 or on colored cardstock. Glue Frankenstein's ear just below his hairline on each side of the plate. For this example, we cut out his ear from the part of the paper plate we cut off in step 2, but you can also use colored cardstock.
- Position the bolts just below Frankenstein's ears and glue in place.
