Paper-bag monsters with big personalities

STARTER GUIDE · AWAITING MAKER TESTING

Let’s make something lovely.

Before you begin: Stay within arm’s reach. Use age-rated washable materials; grown-ups handle cutting. Skip beads, buttons, loose magnets, batteries and other small parts around children who mouth objects.

1. 01

   Lay a bag flat with its folded bottom facing you; that flap will become the mouth.

2. 02

   Draw two large eyes on paper and cut broad teeth, ears and a tongue. Keep details large and easy to attach.

3. 03

   Glue eyes above the fold and the tongue beneath it. Keep glue away from the side openings and mouth hinge.

4. 04

   Draw clothes and a monster name on the bag. Let all glued pieces dry before sliding a hand inside.

5. 05

   Ask each maker to introduce their monster, then act out a story about sharing the last pumpkin.

Make it personal

Create a quiet monster, a giggly monster and a monster that loves helping.

The diagram illustrates the project idea; it is not a maker-tested result. Allow additional drying time. Estimated materials cost excludes equipment. Check your equipment and material instructions, verify template dimensions, and make a sample before a batch.