Finger Monsters

Three little monster rings for your fingers: a big-eyed one with little horns, a ghost, and a toothy one with ears. The face is drawn right on the strip, and the head pokes up above the ring — wiggle your fingers and the gang comes to life.

• Easy
• 11 steps
• 3 pieces
• 1 Letter sheet

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 4877

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Big-eyed monster and ghost: outlines. Trace two strips with heads using a solid line — the big-eyed monster and the ghost under it. You’ll cut along these lines.
2. Big-eyed monster and ghost: drawing. Copy the faces with thin lines. The line on the left of the strip marks the edge of the white glue tab; the line on the right shows where to trim the ring for a child’s finger.
3. Toothy monster: outline. Trace the strip with the big-eared head using a solid line.
4. Toothy monster: drawing. Copy the eyes, the mouth with teeth, and the little ears. The lines on the left and right are the same as on the first two: the glue tab and the trim for a child’s finger.

Color

5. Color: big-eyed monster and ghost. Big-eyed monster in green, horns in yellow, mouth in red. Around the ghost in lilac; the ghost itself stays white, cheeks pink. Don’t color the tabs to the left of the line; outlines and eyes in black.
6. Color: toothy monster. Toothy monster in purple, insides of the ears and cheeks in pink, mouth in red, teeth white. Don’t color the tab; outlines and eyes in black.

Cut

7. Cut out: big-eyed monster and ghost — 2 pcs. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.
8. Cut out: toothy monster. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.

Glue

9. Roll up the big-eyed monster. Wrap the strip around your finger with the face out, not too tight. Apply glue to the white tab and press the right end onto it — hold for 20–30 seconds.
10. Two more, the same way. Roll up the ghost and the toothy monster the same way: glue on the white tab, right end on top.

Play

11. Put them on your fingers. Put the rings on three fingers with the faces toward your audience and wiggle your fingers — the monsters bounce and chatter.

Done. The monsters are done — put them on your fingers and wiggle: the gang comes to life. Want your own character? Draw it on the same kind of 1 × 3 in strip with the head in the middle.

Make it with your phone camera

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