The Colour Monster

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With this innovative craft, your child can create a “friendly” monster and use it for a funny greeting card. Alternatively, they are also a fun and exciting way to round off the final lesson. Great for enhancing focus and concentration, as well as giving young children the opportunity to detach from the challenges they have experienced throughout the school day. Even with those mega chompers, this monster looks as friendly as can be. Do you think it is friendly or mischievous? Maybe it likes to play jokes or make people laugh.

The monster should be laminated to its front using a thin cardboard box and a hole cut out where the mouth is. These fun monster bookmarks to colour will be a great activity for your little monsters to colour in! Perfect to use in the classroom as an activity, or a great way to keep the kids entertained at home.Next, each child should have a paper plate colored to look like a pumpkin, with a slice cut out to make it appear as if the top is opening. Design and create your own monster using just a basic shape outline for inspiration. See how many different versions the kids can come up with. Which one is your favorite monster? This monster has two big eyes that aren’t the same size, two long hands that almost reach the ground, and two short legs. Introduce the story, ‘The Colour Monster’ by Anna Llenas or listen to it being read here. There are some questions in the clip after the story which might help to scaffold a discussion around the story.

Invite the children to discuss their feelings. Sometimes we can feel a bit mixed up like the Colour Monster. It might help to have a friend, older brother or sister or a trusted adult help the child to sort out their feelings at those times, just like the Colour Monster and the little girl. Talk about the things which make the children feel happy, sad, angry, fearful and calm and loved. Monster arms and legs made from pipe cleaners can be added to complete this colorful craft; all left is for the youngster to name it! 2. A Spooky Monster Classroom Craft The child can write a message inside the heart, such as “Have a Monster of Birthday.” 4. An Entertaining Desktop Decoration Next, the children should draw a person–this can be themselves if they want–and glue it to a piece of poster board turned vertically. As for the eyes and mouth, they should stand out, so we could use yellow, bright orange, or red. If you have glitter coloring pens, that’s even better.Make your own Halloween monster, friendly funny monster, or evil and terrifying monster – whichever you prefer.

He could be living in a swamp or in another realm, so let’s see how we could add a fantasy touch when coloring him. We may think of monsters as big, scary creatures, but many of them are really just misunderstood. Look at this fluffy fellow who’s smiling and waving at us! As an extension activity, the discussion could also focus on what things help when they are feeling sad, afraid or angry.

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As is the case with all of our resources here at Twinkl, these monster colouring sheets are designed by educators with the national curriculum in mind. So, you can be sure to obtain learning materials that will maximise learning outcomes and potentials. Here’s a jolly and playful baby monster that can’t wait to meet you! This monster printable depicts a small fantastic creature that may very well be a baby, judging by his small size. Practice drawing faces that show different emotions. Can you draw a happy face? Can you draw an angry face? Use a mirror to see how your facial expression can change to show emotions. Not all monsters have fur, arms, and legs. This sad little monster is made entirely out of slime and has two big scary horns.