Halloween is the perfect time for some creative monster crafts and these Colour Match Monsters are a great way for preschoolers to practice the skill of colour matching.
They’ll have a blast combining a selection of similarly coloured craft materials in order to create some super imaginative monster combinations, with no limit to the number of eyes, arms, horns, teeth, tails and hair they include!
Once assembled, use a hole punch to make a hole in the top of each monster and string them together in a garland, to make some colourful DIY Halloween decor to brighten up a classroom or table setting!
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You Will Need
For Cricut:
- Colour Match Monster Design #65
- 1 Sheet each of A4 Cardstock in red, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple and blue.
- 1 Sheet A4 white cardstock for teeth and Print then Cut monster eyes
- Green standard grip Cricut mat
- Cricut or other cutting machine
- Brayer
- Weeding Tool
- Scraper Tool
For Cut By Hand:
- Colour Match Monster PDF Design #65
- 3 sheets of thin white A4 cardstock
For Both
- Printer and Printer Ink
- Glue stick and glue dots
- Scissors
- Pom Poms in assorted colours (optional)
- Buttons in assorted colours (optional)
- Washi tape in assorted colours (optional)
- Feathers in assorted colours (optional)
- Scrap cardstock in assorted colours (optional)
- Coloured markers (optional)
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How To Cut Your Colour Match Monsters With The Cricut
Download the Design from the freebies page and upload in Cricut Design Space.
Ungroup the image and select the group of monster eyes. Select ‘Flatten’ in the Layers panel to prepare for ‘Print then Cut’.
Select ‘Make’ and ‘On Mat’. Change the material sizes on the ‘Prepare’ page if necessary then ‘Continue’.
Send your ‘Print then Cut’ page to the printer. Once printed, load this page onto your mat and cut. I used the ‘Cardstock For Intricate Cuts’ setting.
I cut the remainder of my mats with ‘Medium’ cardstock and ‘More’ pressure.
How to Use Your Colour Match Monsters
Lay out the monster pieces you have just cut, along with an assortment of pom poms, washi tape, buttons, wool, feathers and any other crafty bits and bobs you have to hand.
Ask your child to select a coloured monster base and create a monster using materials within that colour group.
Repeat for all of the other colours!
Looking for more Halloween activities? These Number Monsters practice some early maths skills, whilst this Monster Bunting and Pumpkin Garland are both fun Halloween crafts for kids that encourage lots of creativity and imagination.
To find more games, projects and activities, search the website using the search bar or look for specific categories, skills or themes in the menu. There are lots of free projects to choose from with some files available to buy via the Designed 2 Play Etsy shop, so go have a peek and see if there is anything you fancy creating. Happy browsing!