Play the Build a Monster Game!

Monsters can be scary, but drawing your own makes them fun! Play this game and create your own silly monster! Build a Monster is similar to the board game Cooties but with an educational twist.Your child will practice numbers as she counts dots on the dice and applies that number to the drawing. She can play with a parent, a sibling, or a friend. This game will put her creative juices to work as she makes multi-limbed, double-headed colorful monster drawings.

What You Need:

• 2 dice
• Crayons or markers
• Sheets of paper
• Instructions

Body Part Dice Key:

• 1 - head
• 2 - eyes
• 3 - mouth
• 4 - nose
• 5 - arms/hands
• 6 - legs/feet

What You Do:

1. Start with a body. Draw any sort of shape but leave out the arms, legs, head, and face.
2. Roll one die. Use the key to figure out which body part you draw for the number.
3. Roll the second die. This is how many body parts you draw. For example, if you roll a six first and a four second, you'll draw four feet on your monster.
4. Then the next person has a turn rolling the dice and draws his body part. The fun part about drawing a monster is that it can have several heads, arms, legs, etc... Use your imaginiation!
5. The first one to get all 6 different body parts on her monster is the winner! Hang the monsters around the house, then play again to see how many different variations you can make.