Monster Bites! Clothespin Craft
These goofy monsters will clamp their teeth onto anything! If you have some small scrap pieces of wood and wooden clothespins, how about making these fun monster hangers for kids' rooms?
With our examples here as a guide, create your own fun monster faces. They can 'bite' lots of lightweight objects — flash cards for learning activities, a chore list, notes, or use them as decorative hangers in kids' rooms to store fabrics, craft materials, gloves and scarves. These toothy monsters will help tidy up! Plywood is ideal but strong cardboard can also be used for hanging light items only.
How to make the clothespin monster hangers
What you need: small scrap pieces of wood or thick cardboard, wooden clothespins, acrylic paints, googly eyes, glue.
1. Cut your wood or cardboard into a rectangle or irregular monster-body shape — about 10–15cm works well.
2. Sand the edges smooth if using wood. Paint the body in your chosen monster color and leave to dry
3. Paint on a big mouth with teeth along one long edge — this is where the clothespin will go.
4. Add eyes, horns, spots, stripes or any details you like using paint or markers. Glue on googly eyes for extra fun.
5. Once completely dry, glue or nail a clothespin along the bottom edge so the clip faces outward, ready to bite!
Hang your monster on the wall and load it up with notes, cards or whatever needs displaying.
Make a whole family of monsters in different colors and sizes for a fun gallery wall display!
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