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Paper Plate Frankenstein Craft

This Frankenstein paper plate craft is a fun Halloween project that combines coloring, cutting, and lacing to create a cute, friendly monster perfect for little hands.
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Course: Craft
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Materials

  • paper plate
  • black construction paper
  • scissors
  • hole punch single hole punch will work best
  • black marker
  • green crayon
  • glue stick
  • goggle eyes
  • black yarn

Instructions

  • Color or paint the paper plate green.
  • Cut off the right and left sides of the plate. Throw these pieces away.
  • Cut off the bottom of the plate. Keep this piece, as it will become the lower jaw.
  • Trim a piece of black construction paper to fit the trimmed paper plate. Then, cut a jagged edge for Frankenstein's hair.
  • Now, cut out bolts from the black paper scraps, and glue them to each side of Frankenstein's face.
  • Finish off the face with googly eyes and a hand-drawn nose.
  • Punch holes along the bottom of Frankenstein's head and the top of the jaw piece. Be sure to punch the same number of holes on each piece.
  • Now, have preschoolers weave the yarn through the holes going from top to bottom to create Frankenstein's stitchy grin.
  • Secure the ends of the yarn by knotting them to a nearby stitch.