Halloween is such a fun holiday for kids of all ages!
We like to make everything kid-friendly around here and this toilet paper roll Frankenstein craft is perfect for young kids!
It’s a simple recycled craft that preschool, kindergarten and elementary aged children can make at home or at school.
It’s perfect for fun family time or for a classroom Halloween party.
Watch our quick video tutorial or read our directions below to see exactly how to make this Frankenstein.
Also, check out all of our Halloween crafts for kids for more ideas!
Frankenstein Craft
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Supplies
- Cardboard tubes
- Colored paper (in green, orange, black and purple)
- Googly eyes
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Tape (optional)
- Frankenstein craft template (download form located at the end of this post)
Related: Frankenstein Paper Bag Puppet Craft
Directions
Download the Frankenstein craft template, print and cut out the pieces.
Assemble Frankenstein’s clothes by gluing the purple shirt to the middle of the orange jacket. Glue the completed clothes to the bottom of the Frankenstein body.
Take Frank’s hair and glue it to the top of his body.
Now take the completed body section and glue or tape it to the cardboard tube. FYI, he’s a little taller than our toilet paper roll was, so we lined it up on the bottom and let it hang over on the top.
Take your googly eyes and glue them between Frankenstein’s hair and nose.
Finish him off by gluing on his bolts. For very young children, you can skip this step and be done. If you do want to make bolts there are two options:
- Use the bolt template in the download. These are small and an adult will likely need to cut them out and help glue them on for the child.
- Use pipe cleaners to make the bolts. To do this, we made an oval on one end of the pipe cleaner, looped the tail around and then flattened it to look like a bolt. Cut off the rest of the pipe cleaner to leave a 1″ tail to glue onto Frankenstein.
We love how he turned out!
This is a super fun craft that’s great for kids of all ages! If you have very young kids that don’t want to cut out all the pieces don’t worry.
We’ve created a black and white version of Frankenstein that kids can color and glue to the cardboard tube!
Yep, it’s even easier and kids can customize it with any color they want!
Halloween Theme For Preschool
If you’d like to know more things to do to entertain and educate your preschoolers, we’ve gathered a few of our top ideas to get your mind planning!
First off, consider all the different crafts you can do. Halloween time means pumpkins, ghosts, witches and more and we’ve got plenty of kid-friendly crafts to keep them occupied!
Besides being fun, these crafts will help your children in preschool and beyond. While making these crafts they’ll work on scissors skills and strengthening the muscles in the hands.
They’ll also have the opportunity to work on hand-eye coordination, to practice critical thinking, and to boost self-esteem.
Our top Halloween craft on the entire blog is this paper plate monster craft. It’s super simple to make and it lets kids have a chance to paint and make a unique, friendly monster.
Another reader favorite is this handprint bat craft. It’s super cute and is a fun way to preserve your little one’s handprint for the future!
Two of our brand new Halloween crafts this year that we’re loving is this paper plate Frankenstein (he’s just so cute!) and this paper bag bat craft.
Besides crafts, we’ve got some other ideas for preschoolers to have hands-on fun and learning!
These Halloween I Spy printables are great for kids learning to count. They also help children work on visual recognition.
Want to help the kids learn shapes and fine motor skills? These Halloween pattern block mats are perfect for at home or classroom use. Just download, laminate, and let the fun (and learning!) begin.
We can’t wrap this up without giving you some fun sensory play ideas! Sensory play is great for young kids.
Try this glow in the dark Halloween sensory bin or this Halloween sensory bottle. Both are easy to make and kids love them!
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Spooky season is here and what better way to celebrate than with this delightful candy corn headband craft! This candy corn headband craft is a wonderful way for kids to improve their fine motor skills and follow instructions. The craft is simple, engaging, and easy to make!
More Halloween Ideas For Kids
Toilet Paper Roll Frankenstein Craft
Learn how to make this toilet paper roll Frankenstein craft with the kids this October!
Materials
- Cardboard tubes
- Colored paper (in green, orange, black and purple)
- Googly eyes
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Tape (optional)
- Frankenstein craft template (download form located at the end of this post)
Instructions
- Download the Frankenstein craft template, print, and cut out the pieces.
- Assemble Frankenstein's clothes by gluing the purple shirt to the middle of the orange jacket. Glue the completed clothes to the bottom of the Frankenstein body.
- Take Frank's hair and glue it to the top of his body.
- Now take the completed body section and glue or tape it to the cardboard tube. FYI, he's a little taller than our toilet paper roll was, so we lined it up on the bottom and let it hang over on the top.
- Take your googly eyes and glue them between Frankenstein's hair and nose.
- Finish him off by gluing on his bolts. For very young children, you can skip this step and be done. If you do want to make bolts there are two options:
- Use the bolt template in the download. These are small and an adult will likely need to cut them out and help glue them on for the child.
- Use pipe cleaners to make the bolts. To do this, we made an oval on one end of the pipe cleaner, looped the tail around, and then flattened it to look like a bolt. Cut off the rest of the pipe cleaner to leave a 1" tail to glue onto Frankenstein.
Free Frankenstein Template
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