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Rainy day art activities: roll a monster and more
Roll a die, draw a monster, then build a gallery to hang them in. A plan that fills a wet afternoon with one die and some paper.
- Time
- 1 to 2 hours
- Ages
- 4 to 10
- You need
- 1 die, paper, crayons
How to run it
Roll a monster
Print the monster dice sheet. Roll for the body, the eyes, the arms and an extra, and draw each part as you go. Six sides for each part means hundreds of different monsters.
Name it and give it a home
Write the name in the box, then draw where it lives: under the stairs, in the fridge, inside a raincoat pocket.
Make a monster family
Roll again for a brother, a baby and a grandma monster. Draw them all on one page.
Hang a gallery
Tape the drawings along a hallway at kid height and give a tour. Grown-ups buy tickets with pretend money.
Turn it into a comic
What do the monsters do when it rains? Four panels on the comic sheet.
Tip: No die? Write 1 to 6 on scraps of paper and pull them out of a cup.
Keep it going: books for this plan
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Step-by-step drawing · ages 5+How to Draw: Cute Cartoon Monsters
More monsters, step by step, for when the dice run out.
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Trace then color · ages 3+Trace Then Color: Cute Cartoon Monsters
The same monsters as tracing pages. Ages 3+.
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Step-by-step drawing · ages 5+How to Draw: Cool Stuff
Monsters, aliens and robots in one book, for a long afternoon.
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Questions parents ask
What age is roll-a-monster for?
About 4 and up. Younger kids can roll while a grown-up reads out the part; older kids can add their own extra column.
Can a group play?
Yes. Everyone rolls once for each part, and everyone draws the same monster. Then compare: they always come out different.