Crazy Creatures!
Written By Savvy Auntie Staff Writers
By Melanie Linn Gutowski
This hilarious rainy day activity works best with three people. It has been thoroughly Savvy Auntie-tested and niece-approved! (Of course, it also works equally well with nephews!)
1. Fold a piece of printer or construction paper into three sections, as if you were folding it for an envelope. The two end sections should fold onto the middle section.
Each section of the paper represents a part of the body - the top section is the head, middle is the body and bottom is the legs and feet.
2. Decide who will go first, second and third.
3. The first person is responsible for drawing the head of what will become your crazy creature. The head can be anything - human, animal, alien - use your imagination! Be sure to add some kind of neck and extend the lines slightly into the middle section so the next person knows where to start drawing their part.
4. Hiding the first section from everyone's view, pass the paper to the second person.
5. The second person is responsible for the body. The body can have clothing, fur, shiny robot knobs or whatever pops into your brain! You should extend the end of the body slightly into the third section.
5. Once again, hiding the first and second sections from view, pass the paper to the third person.
6. The third person is responsible for the legs and feet of the creature. Maybe your creature has very skinny legs with huge, bulbous shoes - or maybe it has elephant feet!
7. Once the third person is done, unfold the paper to reveal your crazy creature - and have a laugh with your nieces and nephews, Savvy Auntie!
Melanie Linn Gutowski, Savvy Auntie's Associate Editor, is a proud Godmother and ABC.
She'd like to especially thank her own Savvy Auntie for doing this activity with her during countless sleepover weekends over the years!