If you’re looking for a fun math Halloween craft, you can try this Frankenstein shape craft. Teach preschoolers shapes and review circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, ovals and hexagons with kindergartners and older kids. The Frankenstein craft template comes with big patterns, perfect for little hands to cut out.
Shape crafts are a great way to combine math and arts. We have created many such craft ideas for every season and many holidays. We started the series with this shape Santa craft and have added many more ideas throughout the years.
If you want more Halloween shape crafts, check out these shape bats or shape Jack’O’Lanterns matching activity.
Frankenstein is a must Halloween character to turn into a craft and we always make our Frankenstein crafts kid-friendly. They have big eyes and big smiles.
Frankenstein shape craft
Supplies:
- Shape Frankenstein template
- Cardstock paper: white, green and gray
- Scissors
- Glue
- Black marker
How to make a shape Frankenstein craft
The shape Frankenstein template comes with two versions:
1. home template – print the template, cut out the patterns and trace them on appropriate paper.
2. classroom template – print the pattern directly on colored paper and cut them out.
This way you can easily craft with just one or two kids as well as with a classroom full of students.
Step by step directions
Glue the eye at the top of the head. Choose between the tow types of eyes.
Glue the bolts together. Each bolt is made up of a gray rectangle and a gray square. You will need two bolts for each shape.
Glue the two bolts onto the sides of the head, one bolt on each side.
Use a black marker to draw the mouth and scars .