Educational Alphabet Activities for Kids: M is for Monster

Check out this M is for Monster activity! It’s the perfect way to help with alphabet printables learning for the kids so that they can continue to build their letter learning. Be sure to check out Halloween Preschool Handwriting Practice for even more fun learning ideas.

We’ve been reading through the book The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot at our house, which somehow introduced the whole concept of monsters into play. Suddenly, there’s a lot of roaring, blanket-hiding, and “Help! A monster is coming!” going on around here.

So, for this week’s fun, I thought we’d do a monster theme. Here’s one of the projects we worked on together.

A piece of orange paper features two green, googly-eyed foot stamps as part of an M is for Monster activity. Below the footprints, MONSTER is scrawled in bold, uneven capital letters. The creation is proudly held by a blue and white clip.

Monster Footprints!

Here’s What You Need:

Green Paint (or whatever color you choose!)
Paint Brush
Washcloth or wipes (to quickly clean off little feet)
Googly eyes
Any other embellishments you’d like!
Old sheet or drop cloth (optional)

Here’s What You Do:

For me, I did this project with a bunch of squirmy toddlers, so I first had them all sit on an old sheet. Make sure you have all your supplies nearby, because you will not want to get up once you get started!

I poured some green paint on a paper plate and then used a paint brush to paint the toddler’s feet and toes. You can either them press their foot down while their still sitting or have them stand up on the paper. After you’ve got a print, clean off that foot! For a few kids, we did two feet. For the really ticklish kids, we stuck with one foot. 🙂 You’ll forgive me if I didn’t take pictures during this part. I do have cream colored carpet after all.

After the prints dry, I wrote either “Monster” or “M is for Monster” on the page.

Three orange sheets display green footprint art. The first reads M, is for MONSTER, capturing the essence of an engaging M is for Monster activity. The second declares MONSTER!, and the third features M MONSTER with smaller imprints.

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Next, I helped the kids glue on some eyes and allowed them to color over the Monsters. I encouraged them to add hair, arms, antenna, whatever. You could also provide yarn, glitter, or any other kind of embellishments.

A toddler sits at a table, joyfully engaging in an M is for Monster activity by painting on orange paper with green paint. The paper proudly displays the word MONSTER, surrounded by various art supplies ready for creative exploration.

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About the Author

A person with shoulder-length brown hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark top paired with a beaded necklace. The backdrop, reminiscent of an M is for Monster activity, showcases a decorative yellow patterned wall.

Lindsey Whitney is a home day care provider and a blogger over at Growing Kids Ministry.

Growing Kids Ministry is a blog designed to help parents, teachers, and Children’s Ministry workers who want to help the kids they love grow in their faith. You can connect with her via twitter or on facebook.