Where the Wild Things Are craft ideas

Hi my crafty friends! It’s that time of the month again! The Kids Craft Stars and I are joining forces to bring you our MONTHLY craft challenge post. Every month we have a challenge between us bloggers to in-cooperate a different craft medium or theme into a simple kid craft tutorial. This month’s challenge was to create something centered around our favorite children’s books and as you know – this is one of my favorite themes on the blog!

So without further ado – today I present to you my simple and inexpensive Paper Plate Max kids craft tutorial that goes along PERFECTLY with the book, Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

If you would like to make this easy and affordable kid craft with your child today, check out the full tutorial below. Plus there are also links to the other bloggers participating in this challenge, so be sure to click around!

Happy crafting my friends! Please don’t forget to also share pictures with us after your child completes this craft! You can ALWAYS tag us on Facebook or Instagram for easy sharing. I can’t wait to see their paper plate wild things craft in action! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR WILD THINGS CRAFT WITH —> Paper & Chalk Unicorn Craft

• Large Paper Plate – one per craft
• White Tissue Paper
• Tan Craft Paint
• White Cardstock Paper
• Black Cardstock Paper
• School Glue
• Craft Scissors
• Basic Office Stapler

PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH OUR —> Paper Plate Leopard

• First cut your white tissue paper into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills} Set aside.
• Take the paper plate and have children paint the center of it with the tan paint.
• Now put a good amount of glue around the rim of the paper plate and have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until it’s completely covered.
• While they are working on that, cut out the facial features of Max {use the book as an example}
• To finish off the Paper Plate Max kid craft – staple/glue the cardstock pieces in their designated spots on the paper plate. Then display proudly! {or add other embellishments to really make it your own!}
  We have made a very easy craft activity that will work perfectly with the book, Where the Wild Things Are.

  Where the Wild Things Are is written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Children have been reading about the adventures of Max who sails away to a land where 'Wild Things' are for over fifty years. It is an acknowledged classic and won the Caldecott Gold Medal in 1964. There has since been a movie made as well. It is a very loved story.

  Make believe monsters and far away lands are a fantastic way to get the imaginations of young minds working. What better way to do this than with some cute 'Wild Things' masks. We have a complete resource with step-by-step instructions and all the printables you will need to make this super easy craft. It includes both a colour option and black and white which children can colour themselves.

   

  Click on the picture below for your FREE download of Where The Wild Things Are-Craft Activity. Or download from TeachEzy Early Childhood by clicking here.

  Where the Wild Things Are is a classic picture book for young children. It is about Here are Where the Wild Things Are activities to try after you read the book. Max wears a wolf suit and causes havoc in the house. So his parents send him to Max’s room to bed and that is where the adventure starts in this great book. From wild creatures and the land of the wild things, one of the great things about this children’s book is that it inspires us to imagine and create. 

   

  
  

   

   Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak

   

   Here are a few fabulous activity ideas to try after you read this wonderful book:

   

  
  

   

  Where the Wild Things Are Shapes Cut and Paste activity from Making Learning Fun is a wonderful way to develop scissor skills and shape matching.

   

  
  

   

  Make a Wild Thing Mask from Red Ted Art. This is so much fun to make and play with!

   

  
  

   

  Use construction paper to make this Where the Wild Things Are Crown from Making Learning Fun

   

  
  

   

  Wild Things Dolls made from cardboard tubes from Matsutake

   

  
  

   

  Wild Things Paper Dolls from Toy-A-Day

   

  
  

  Make Wild Thing masks from paper plates and yarn and become the kind of all wild things! Source: Fairy Dust Teaching What a fun way to retell the story!

   

  
  

  Check out the Color Tree Game from The Educators’ Spin On It! The trees are made from pipe cleaners and hanging your own monsters from them is great for fine motor skills. 

   

  
  

   

  Where the Wild Things Are Counting Game from Mom Inspired life is a fun way to practice counting and one to one correspondence. 

   

  

  

   

  Make Wild Thing Stick Puppets (from Preschool Printables by Gwyn). A great language arts activity for retelling the story.

  Where the Wild Things Are creative ideas?

  10 “Where the Wild Things Are” Activities We Love.

  Create a Wild Thing sculpture..

  Work on all kinds of skills..

  Write about feeling wild..

  Have an action word rumpus..

  Play a Wild Thing counting game..

  Make a Wild Thing glyph..

  Stitch up your own Wild Thing..

  What is the message behind Where the Wild Things Are?

  Psychoanalyst Joan Raphael-Leff, points out that this story acknowledges that when a child is in a crazed tantrum, they lose sight of all the good in that moment. What is often overlooked, she says, is the effect a child's emotions has on the carers, and all the wild things they stir up within the grown-up.

  Where the Wild Things Are guided questions?

  You might include questions like:.

  How do you think Max feels when his mother sends him to his room?.

  Do you think a forest really grew in Max's room? ... .

  Max wanted to be where “someone loved him best of all." Why is it important to feel loved "best of all"?.

  Do you think the Wild Things are real?.

  What does Where the Wild Things Are teach kids?

  Ultimately, this beautiful children's book has so much to teach children and adults alike about storytelling. It is easy to see the importance of honesty, transformational personal struggle, and a grounding force in every opportunity to tell a story. As Max would say, “Let the wild rumpus start!”