Design a Monster: A Makerspace Activity

If you have read some of my other posts, you know that I love combining science and literature.  You also know that I love the  "How to Catch a..." series by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton.  With Halloween just around the corner, we had to read their book "How to  Catch a Monster".

After reading this book, I decided to let my kids have a little creative fun in our new Makerspace.  I loaded the Makerspace bins with all kinds of materials that would be fun to create a monster with.  Being a frugal homeschool mom, I looked through my craft stash to help me out.

We invited a few friends over and let the fun begin.  The kids were allowed to use my good scissors only after signing a contract to give up their first born if they used them on anything other than fabric.  If you are a seamstress, you know how important these scissors are.

Makerspace materials

I really just let the kids go to town on this activity.  The only limitation I gave them was that they could only choose one piece of Styrofoam.  That was because I only had a few pieces and didn't want a fight to break out.  As always, I was impressed by their creative ideas.

If you like this book.  Check out my Teachers Pay Teachers store, Under One Roof , to grab my literature unit to go along with it.  It includes printables and ideas for using this book for  STEM activities.

Get creative,

Laura