More Monsters than you know what to do with...

Even more fun than toilet paper rolls is paper plates.

And, kids love masks....

and pretend.

So let's pretend we're monsters!

Ahead of time, you need to paint the bottom portion of the plate green.

Cut out construction paper shapes:  green triangle spikes, yellow round eyes, white oval mouth/teeth and red zigzags for the inside of the white...to show their teeth!

First turn the paper plates right side up (so the green is on the table).  And glue the green triangles all around the edges for his spikes.  Then turn it over and glue on the eyes and mouth/teeth, and finish it off with some googly eyes in the center of the yellow.

When the glue dries, make sure they have some time to growl at  each other with their monster faces on!!

Who am I?

Kids love masks and pretending.  This is a fun activity that can be used to teach a lot of different concepts.

We used it in this class to teach "F is for face."  It would also be a great way to talk about differences and similarities by customizing the faces to match each child...red hair, blue eyes...etc.  Or, you could do it during the first week of class and have each child show their face and then tell the class one or two of their favorite things.  It would also be a fun lesson on our eyes, nose and mouth and their functions (sight, smell, taste) as senses.

You will need:

a paper plate for each child

yarn for hair

construction paper cut into the shapes of eyes, nose, mouth

(optional) googly eyes

While the kids are gluing their faces together, talk about where the parts go and why.  Pre K kiddos love to be silly, we usually end up with a funny conversation about what we would look like if we had two noses or one eye, or if our mouths were on our forehead!

Have fun!