Make your own adorable monster army

We're installing a hook-and-eye on my daughter's closet today because she's desperately convinced that the Gremlins live in there and come out to mess up her room each night. I don't buy it. But here's a book of monsters that I'm pretty …

Make your own adorable monster army
We're installing a hook-and-eye on my daughter's closet today because she's desperately convinced that the Gremlins live in there and come out to mess up her room each night. I don't buy it. But here's a book of monsters that I'm pretty sure she'll welcome into our home, even if they cause paper cuts.
The Papertoy Monsters book from Workman Press and edgy graphic designer Brian Castleforte brings together the world's best designers and illustrators to deliver an adorable collection of make-it-yourself monsters.

From Yucky Chuck to Zumbie the Zombie, there are fifty unique, die-cut monsters for you to pop out, fold, and glue. And love, since each has his or her own backstory.

These projects seem ill-suited to fumble-finger eager beaver preschoolers, so keep this one for ages 8 or 9 and up, or of course you can do it alongside your kiddo and delegate the simpler tasks. Judging by the Monster High aisle at Target and the proliferation of Uglydolls, this anime-meets-Pokemon crew of critters is sure to be a hit. And a good way to keep big kids busy, building their own monster armies to fight the Gremlins. -Delilah

Papertoy Monsters is available at our affiliate, Amazon.

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