Sidewalk Chalk & Paper Plate Monster Craft
No need to scared by crafty friends! Today’s Paper Plate and Chalk Art Monster Hair kid craft idea is simply PERFECT for children of ALL ages and honestly has no real rules or a wrong way to do it!
With complete customization at your child’s fingertips, this inexpensive paper plate and sidewalk chalk craft idea is sure to bring endless fun to your home, this upcoming Halloween season!
You can make your new monster friend be super wacky, a little hairy or frightfully delightful. I won’t judge! Whatever you do – I hope you have fun creating it, right along side your child!
So friends – no excuses! The full monster made from sidewalk chalk and a paper plate tutorial, can be found below. Best part – tthe supplies are probably hiding in your home so you don’t even have to run to the store right now. Go grab them now and make it happen!
Happy crafting my super creative and crafty little monsters!!! Be sure to share your finished paper and chalk monster pieces on my Facebook page!!! I love seeing our ideas come to life! #gluedtomycrafts
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What You Need:
- Small Paper Plate {one makes TWO monster crafts at once}
- Kid Friendly Paper Craft Scissors
- Your Choice of Color in Craft Paint {think bright, Halloween colors}
- Foam Paint Brush
- Black Colored Cardstock Paper
- Crayola Sidewalk Chalk {two-three different shades}
- Baby Wipes
- Hand-Held Office Stapler
- School Glue
- Wiggle Eyes {two-three different sizes and colors}
- Black Sharpie Marker
The Crafty Directions:
- First things first – grab your small paper plate and scissors.
- Cut the paper plate, straight down the center, into TWO equal halves.
- Reserve one half for today’s monster craft and save the other for a rainy day.
- Now grab your choice of color in craft paint and the foam paint brush.
- Squirt some paint in the middle of the paper plate half and move it around with the foam paint brush, until the paper plate is completely covered.
- When done painting, set aside the paper plate to allow it to dry completely.
- Now grab your black cardstock and the scissors again.
- Fold the black cardstock paper in half and open it back up.
- Use scissors to again to cut straight up the center, to create two equal pieces.
- Reserve one black paper piece for today’s craft and save the other for another day.
- Now grab your pieces of sidewalk chalk.
- Make several lines, all over the black cardstock, to recreate the monster’s wacky hair. Add as much or as little as you like.
- When done with the chalk, set aside the paper piece and clean your hands off with a few baby wipes.
- Now grab your painted paper piece, the sidewalk chalk paper and stapler.
- Start off by stapling the painted paper plate half to the bottom portion of the black cardstock with the chalk lines. You want it to look like the hair is coming the monster’s head.
- Follow that up by gluing on the wiggle eyes to the paper plate and drawing on a monster smile with the Sharpie marker.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some glitter or some Halloween themed stickers for a festive look.}
- Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper chalk art monster piece proudly for all to see!
- Don’t forget to share pictures of your hairy monster craft with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH —> Stained Glass Witch Cauldron
For crafty memories kids will treasure long after the holidays – please check out our popular Craft Stick Monsters, Paint Splat Witch’s Magic Ball and Paper Plate Monster craft tutorials from us!
Don’t forget to join our private Glued To My Crafts community on Facebook! There you will TONS of inspiring tutorial for the Halloween season! It’s also a great place to share pictures of your chalk art monster hair creations! #gluedtomycrafts
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Paper Plate & Chalk Art Monster Hair
Tools:
- Sidewalk Chalk
Instructions:
- First things first - grab your small paper plate and scissors.
- Cut the paper plate, straight down the center, into TWO equal halves.
- Reserve one half for today's monster craft and save the other for a rainy day.
- Now grab your choice of color in craft paint and the foam paint brush.
- Squirt some paint in the middle of the paper plate half and move it around with the foam paint brush, until the paper plate is completely covered.
- When done painting, set aside the paper plate to allow it to dry completely.
- Now grab your black cardstock and the scissors again.
- Fold the black cardstock paper in half and open it back up.
- Use scissors to again to cut straight up the center, to create two equal pieces.
- Reserve one black paper piece for today's craft and save the other for another day.
- Now grab your pieces of sidewalk chalk.
- Make several lines, all over the black cardstock, to recreate the monster's wacky hair. Add as much or as little as you like.
- When done with the chalk, set aside the paper piece and clean your hands off with a few baby wipes.
- Now grab your painted paper piece, the sidewalk chalk paper and stapler.
- Start off by stapling the painted paper plate half to the bottom portion of the black cardstock with the chalk lines. You want it to look like the hair is coming the monster's head.
- Follow that up by gluing on the wiggle eyes to the paper plate and drawing on a monster smile with the Sharpie marker.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some glitter or some Halloween themed stickers for a festive look.}
- Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper chalk art monster piece proudly for all to see!
- Don't forget to share pictures of your hairy monster craft with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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