Monster Nightlights

These Monster Nightlights are a super fun Halloween craft for kids. Use them as decorations or as DIY toys to inspire imaginary play. The set includes four ugly-but-cute monsters to print, colour, and make.

BOO!

Get the template here

Monster Nightlights with a light-up LED tea light belly and a print-and-colour template. There are four monsters in the set for kids to make.

Monsters get a bad rap. It’s not their fault. They never asked to be born with terrifying looks.

The bad breath isn’t their fault either. If you don’t want to offend your three-eyed friend, breathe through your mouth when around him and don’t ask what he ate for breakfast.

The good thing about these mini monster nightlights is that, as scary as they look, they actually have hearts of gold. In fact, they’re here to light up the dark and keep all the bad monsters away.

Got a ‘monsters under the bed’ problem? Not anymore with one of our monster nightlights.

And there’s no way those closet monsters would dare show their faces either. These monster nightlights bravely stand guard and protect their owner’s dreams with fierce, undying loyalty.

Of course, the monster nightlights have names: Herbie, Gertie, Tom-Tom and Matty. Make just one, or make them all!

Tom-Tom monster nightlight with an LED tealight belly. So cute for kids to make for Halloween!

All they ask in return for their friendship and protection is that you keep their number one secret: Never, ever tell anyone how nice they are.

It would totally ruin their reputation.

Age suggestion for this craft is 7+, but younger kids could make it with adult help.

Are you ready to get crafting?

How to make a Monster Nightlight

You will need

Card stock in white – 1 sheet per monster
Markers for colouring
A double-layer square of tissue wrap approx
10x10cm (4×4”) – one per monster
LED Tealight candle (affiliate link) – one per monster
Rubber band – one per monster
Scissors
Glue stick
The Monster Nightlight template, available in our printables store and also on ETSY

How to

Print the monster template you wish to make on cardstock.

Colour the graphics.

Cut the shapes out.

Wrap your LED tealight in the double-layer square of tissue wrap and secure in place with a rubber band. Trim the excess tissue paper from around the edges of the base of the candle.

Fold along all fold lines on the template pieces.

Wrap the black strip with the stomach tab around the tissue-wrapped candle and secure in place with your glue stick. Place glue along the back of the entire length of the strip. Fold the tab so it sits at a right angle to the stomach.

Glue the stomach tab onto the Monster’s body. When in place, you should be able to lift the stomach up like a flap to switch the tealight off and on.

Fold the tabs on the mouth and nose piece and glue into a 3D shape. Glue this onto the body above the belly in the space marked. These monsters have big mouths, so it’s a tight squeeze.