There’s no doubt we love play dough around here. When the girls asked what else we were going to do with our monster tray after all of the monster activities we’ve been doing lately, I said, “What about play dough?” And this little monster play dough invitation was born…
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We already had most of the materials in our tray, but you can gather a variety of collage materials. We used googly eyes, chenille stems, jewels, and colored straws cut into small pieces. We also included multiple colors of play dough. I thought the girls would end up mixing them to make new color swirl combinations, but they decided on a strict no mixing rule for the first few times they created with the tray.
I wasn’t sure whether the girls would create 2D or 3D monsters, so I was interested to see that both girls chose a different option. Lovey’s monsters were 3D with lots of embellishments. Tinker made a lot of 2D monsters and had fun telling all about their cute little monster family.
These are a few of their monster creations from our first day. I love how they’re all just a bit unique.
Monster Books
Don’t forget to read some fun monster books to go along with your creative time!
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The full Monster Theme Lesson Plan Pack also includes:
1) Monster Calendar (or general number) Cards
2) Uppercase Monster Letter Cards
3) Lowercase Monster Letter Cards
4) Color Matching Monster Mats and Activity Pieces
5) Counting Monster Mats (1-10)
6) Roll and Count Monster Math Game Boards (6 versions)
7) Feed the Monster Templates
8) Monster Munchies Beginning Sound Cards
9) Number Cubes (6 versions) for Monster Math Activities
10) Roll-A-Monster Creative Art Activity Pieces and Game Cube
11) Monsters’ Healthy Choices Recording Sheet
12) Monster Hourse Beginning Sound Sort
13) Monster Number Cards(0-35)
14) Where Do Monsters Live Book Making Guide and Printable Pages
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Home Preschool Monster Theme Lesson Plans
Preschool Classroom Monster Theme Lesson Plans
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Laura
Where did you get the tray that you use for the supplies for the activity?
Shaunna
Hi Laura,
Our specific divided trays are from the seasonal housewares section at Walmart. They are “technically” fruit and veggie trays. You’ll often find a selection at Dollar Tree as well. However, over the years I’ve seen many other stores carry them in their housewares sections. If you are outside of the US, then you might try looking for vegetable trays in the housewares or dishware section of your local stores. I hope this helps!
-Shaunna