Scary Fabric Monsters

Difficulty Level:  Medium to Difficult
Approximate Time to Allot:  45-60 minutes (2 OT sessions)


What You Will Need:

• fabric choices
• monster & pocket patterns to trace
• permanent marker
• wiggly eyes
• foam shapes
• beads 
• ribbon (& other decorations)
• scissors (sharp ones for cutting fabric)
• hot glue (or needle & thread)

Step 1:

After the student chooses which fabric pieces they want to use,
have them trace the "monster" pattern onto the back of 2 pieces
(one for the front of the monster, and one for the back)
**SKILL ALERT!!** Having the student trace onto fabric helps 
them to work on their pressure regulation skills.

Step 2:

Next, have the student cut along their traced lines.
This step was very difficult for most of our students, some needed
much more support than others!!
**SKILL ALERT!!**Cutting fabric is a great way to practice bilateral coordination as the student has to maneuver the fabric with one hand and the scissors with the other. 

Step 3:

When they are finished cutting, you will have 2 monster pieces
and one pocket piece.

Step 4:
**We have no pictures of the next step, as we hot glued the pieces together for the students, and they filled their monsters with stuffing (which was by far, their favorite part :)


The other option would be to sew each of the pieces of the monster together.  We decided that this would take a very long time with mostly 1st and 2nd graders, and we wanted the kids to see their finished products quickly!


Look at Our Scary (& Cute) Monsters:
**After the monsters are stuffed, have the students choose their finishing touches: beads for the mouth, pieces for the eyes, etc...

Some of the kids even added some extra creative flare: