Making a Squish Monster

Click through the slideshow and follow the directions to make your squish monster.

Fold your paper.

Fold your paper in half, short end to short end. Try to line up your edges as best you can so that your line of symmetry is in the middle of your paper.

Drizzle the paint.

Unfold your paper and drizzle tempera or acrylic paint on one side. Make sure you get a little paint near the fold or you will have a big hole in the middle of your monster.

Squish!

Fold your paper back over and gently press it together. This will squish the paint and create a mirror image!

Unfold the paper.

Carefully unfold your paper and lay it out flat. You should have an amazing paint squish on your paper! Leave it to dry for several hours or even overnight before moving on to the next step.

Add details to your monster.

Give your monster eyes and other features. You can use googly eyes, feathers, markers, and any other craft items that you have. Permanent markers tend to show up best on paint.

Now you have finished your monster! What is its name? Tell your learning coach a short story about your monster. Then, send a picture of it to your teacher.

Outstanding!	Good work!	Could do better.	Need to improve.
You completed your art work.	Most of your art work is complete.	Some of your art work is incomplete.	Most of your art work is incomplete.
Your work is done correctly.	Most of your art work is done correctly.	Some of your art work is done incorrectly.	Most of your art work is done incorrectly.
Your work is neat and tidy.	Your work is mostly neat and tidy.	Some of your work is neat and tidy.	Most of your work is not neat and tidy.
You put your best effort into your art work.	You put a good effort into your art work.	You put some effort into your art work.	You put little effort into your art work.

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