Easy Halloween Craft Alert: Foam Monsters & Spiders!

Kids can make ghoulishly cool creatures with pre-cut foam pieces — making prep and clean-up easy.

By Brittany Leddy
Sep 24, 2019

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4-8

Easy Halloween Craft Alert: Foam Monsters & Spiders!
Sep 24, 2019

There are a ton of cute Halloween crafts out there, but most don’t take into consideration the patience level of your preschooler or early elementary-aged child. That’s why we love the Klutz Jr. My Fantastic Foam kit — it comes with pre-cut foam pieces (so you don’t have to do tedious trimming yourself) and fun ideas for creating everyday characters, plus spooky ones like monsters, spiders, and more! You can even read one mom’s review of the kit here. 

Here are three easy ways this kit can double as an easy Halloween craft that lets little monsters express their creativity! Once they’re done, hang up the finished pieces for a cute art gallery, or turn them into cards and send them to friends and family.

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Eensy Weensy Spider
Making this eight-legged masterpiece is simple. Have your child lay out the design using the pre-cut foam shapes you see below (a red circle for the body, black strips for the legs, etc.). Then, help your little one stick the foam pieces together on a blank piece of paper using the kit’s included glue, and encourage your child to draw a web around the spider! Don’t forget the two little dots for the spider’s cheeks — a little blush helps make even creepy crawly creatures look more cute than scary.  
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Mrs. Monster 
Who says monsters have to be dark and dreary? Encourage your little one to look for foam pieces in a specific color theme — like yellow, pink, and aqua. That’s exactly what we used to create this frilly swamp monster! Then, your child can glue them together to create a smiley friend. Adding a heart to the monster’s hand will show your little one that imaginary monsters may not be as frightening as they seem. 
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“‘Sup?” Skeleton 
Have your child look for light blue pieces of foam for this skeleton’s body, then use black curved shapes to fill out the bony features. Use black circles to easily add an ominous touch to the skeleton's smile. This is another great opportunity for your child to draw around their new character — perhaps imagining a spooky graveyard scene, or even a ghost that says “boo!”
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You can explore a full collection of STEAM activity kits from Klutz at The Scholastic Store Online. For more DIY fun, follow Klutz on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! 

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Brittany Leddy is Marketing and Publicity Manager at Klutz and a serious fan of makers, crafters, and artists everywhere.

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