Monsters made of yarn, just in time for the spooky season.
There’s not much to these monsters, but I think they turned out kind of cute.
Henry and I used the same technique we did for our Yarn Circle Garland.
[You can check out the details on how to create the yarn circles there.]
Henry did very well cutting the yarn this time.
I handed him a pair of my scissors [boy, was this a special occasion to him!],
and he had no problems at all cutting it.
[He still holds it funny, but getting much better each time.]
The process is pretty simple.
Add the cut yarn to some glue [water it down a tad to save on glue, but not too much either].
Drop the yarn into a muffin tin and let dry.
You can either be super patient and wait a couple of days or you can stick it in the oven for a good half hour on a low temp [200F or so].
Once the yarn is completely dry, you can take them out of the muffin tin.
By simply adding a googly eye to each yarn circle, Henry made monsters!
[Thanks CraftProjectIdeas.com for the googly eyes!]
Not so scary.
Pretty cute actually.
I added a couple pom pom feet to some of the monsters.
But Henry didn’t like them that way.
I wasn’t sure what to do with the monsters, so I added them to our holiday tree.
They don’t quite belong there…
So I’m still on the lookout for a new home for our one-eyed monsters.
I think a spider web may be in the monsters’ future.
Keep the Monster Party going on over at Rainbows Within Reach.
Check out Debbie’s idea to keep the monsters away: Monster Spray!
Are your kids afraid of monsters?
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Henry is 3 years. George is 1 year. | |
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I'm a baker's wife and a stay at home mom. Hands on : as we grow is all about the activities that I do at home with the kids [Henry, 4, and George, 1 1/2]. We're full of energy and excitement and we sneak in learning opportunities wherever we can. But most importantly, we like to have fun with all of it. [Read
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Too cute! I'll have to try this with my daughter!
Playful and adorable! Loved the idea of putting them up on the Holiday tree!
I love it! They are simple, cute and right in time for Halloween!
Adorable! love the idea! So simple and cute
Try just spraying the branches black
Love this idea and will definitely be doing this craft with the little ones!
Very cute! I find that anything with googly eyes is always a hit with kids!
So cute! I love that you hung them on a tree.
Those are cute! i could see you making some Monster garland….The tree idea is great! Maybe even add some sparkle with glitter and sprinkle before they dry!
These are super cute. I'm thinking my 4 year old nephew would love making them. Thank you for sharing.
These are darling! I love Melissa's Monster garland idea, too!
Super cool and lovely! What a nice idea to hang them in the tree.
All of your creations are special Jamie! Keep it up
Angelique
These are too cute! And simple which I like best, I bet my 2 year old would love to do this!
these are cute & I actually dig the tree! Spooky but adorable all the same!
These are darling! I mean scary! We've got to make some of these soon – off to get some yarn…
I can not find my goggly eyes, ours might have buttons for eyes. Thanks for linking this up to Monday Madness!
Ok, the googly eyed monster tree is my favorite thing ever! What a perfectly creepy Halloween decoration to have in your house. Love the creativity!
I really really love them hanging on the tree. Fun. I will be sharing today…a day late!
These are GREAT..
) What an awesome blog,,Im officially following ya with smiles.. Found ya on linky and had to stop in.. So much creativity dwells here.. Im Marilyn via http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com ..Hope you can stop in sometime..TY
I LOVE those! So simple and yet so effective. My son struggles to hold scissors too.
Thank you so much for linking up with FunSparks.
Emma @sciencesparks
So cute and simple, I love these monsters…and the tree idea is really cool:)
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