DIY Monster Claws.

September 20, 2012 By 14 Comments

Whether or not your kids participate in Halloween, you can always enjoy a FUN pair of Monster Claws around the house! Today I am showing you how to make a wild pair of claws for your little wild one using a simple pair of gloves (that I purchased from the $1 bin of the craft store) and some black felt triangles! Sound easy enough? Well, it is! Here’s how:

Materials Needed:

1 pair of knit gloves (we used white)

10 tiny triangles cut from felt (we used black felt and cut the base and height both about 1/2 inch)

hot glue stick and hot glue guns

Step 1

Lay out your triangle at the top of each finger of your gloves and make sure the base is the correct size.

Step 2

Using your finger, invert the very tip of each glove finger and apply hot glue inside. While squeezing open, tuck the triangle inside (you may want to use a pen to push it down inside) then squeeze closed.

Step 3

Hold the tip with triangle inside closed with your thumb and forefinger for a few seconds until the glue is more dry then lay flat to dry completely.

Step 4

Repeat these steps with each finger until each finger has a claw!

Now, let your little one put on the new Monster Gloves and go WILD!

Have fun!

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Caroline Urdaneta

Originally from South Carolina, Caroline moved to Maryland 10 years ago and lives in the Baltimore area where she is a designer of creative family projects, a crafter, tinkering painter and mother of 4 children. She started her blog Salsa Pie in 2009 and writes about project ideas for the whole family and how to encourage creativity in children there.

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Comments

  1. Tanya says:
    September 20, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    These are really cute and simple (love that!) my kiddos would have so much fun with there :)

    xoxo, Tanya

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  2. Amy @ Maker Mama says:
    September 20, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    These are adorable Caroline! And it would be a great way to repurpose some old gloves or pick up a thrifted pair to make them. What a great, simple idea!

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