Um... despite the uncanny resemblance, I am not your mommy...
Oh hi there, happy Friday!
With Halloween on the way, I thought today's super-quick craft was fitting. It was inspired by the teensy monster babies in Microcrafts, the book I reviewed in Wednesday's post. The original monster babies in the photo below are made of embroidered felt.
Using Holly Keller's monster baby concept, I cobbled together a little finger-puppet from teeny bits of construction paper and a plastic milk carton seal.
My little one is unusually terrified of any and all odd-looking characters. I thought that maybe these tiny and extremely benign monster finger-puppets might be a good way to re-introduce him to monsters, and ever so gently work away at that fear.
As you can see, this craft is the definition of simple. Make a monster baby the size of the plastic milk carton seal from a few scraps of construction paper. Flip the plastic seal inside out. Glue the little guy onto the seal. You now have a diminutive monster finger-puppet!
Alternatively, if you leave the seal in its original position, you have yourself a monster baby ring.
He's sort of irresistible in an "I'm-desperate-for-love-I'm-a-monster-after-all" kind of way...
And his friends seem to pop up out of nowhere. That's what monsters do I guess. Though, they are extremely polite. Surprisingly!
No... But thank you very much for asking.
Have fun dreaming up all kinds of monster baby finger-puppet play with your kids!
Have a fabulous weekend. And to my fellow Canadians: "Happy Thanksgiving!" I'll see you Monday!
