Leonardo the Terrible Monster Play Dough Activity

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You know how we love Mo Willems’ books. We’ve done a couple of fun activities about them and the kids enjoyed them a lot. Today, I am sharing one of my favorites… The Leonardo the Terrible Monster Play Dough Activity!

Leonardo isn’t your typical monster, those teeth, the face, that crazy fur, would you be scared of him? He’s a terrible awful monster. He tries so hard but can’t seem to scare anyone. What about when he meets Sam, the Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World?

Sam may have overcome his fears and befriended Leonardo, but what happens in the new book when they meet a new monster and –even scarier — a new kid? Find out when you read Leonardo, The Terrible Monster by Mo Willems!

Continue reading this blog post to find the supplies and instructions for this awesome play dough activity.

If you like this activity, you must see my Mo Willems’ Pigeon Felt Board Stories, too!

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This cute hairclip will look great on the kids. It will make them love reading the book again and again which makes it a great addition to their accessories.

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Leonardo the Terrible Monster Playdough

This adorable monster inspired a fun craft today. We were excited because the new companion book, Sam, The Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World released this year and is the perfect book if you have a scaredy-cat kid. Get them to overcome their fears and let them see how goofy monsters can be!

If you also love this terrible monster, you can make your own monster at home with this easy play dough recipe.

Play Dough Ingredients

Flour
Vegetable oil
Salt
Cream of tartar
Hot water
Neon food coloring
Large bowl
Wooden spoon

For the blue, I used one drop of the blue coloring and 6-8 drops of the neon green to get Leonardo’s green color just right.

Leonardo, the Terrible Monster play dough book activity

While I made the flat version of Leonardo, they didn’t think his head should be flat, so they made him with spherical heads and added his facial features in blue.

Leonard loves making silly faces so why not build your own?

Leonardo the Terrible Monster Play Dough Activity

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Active Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $10

Your kids will surely enjoy this Leonardo the Terrible Monster Play Dough Activity while or after reading the amazing book.

Materials

2 cups of flour
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup salt
1 tbsp cream of tartar
1 - 1 1/2 cup hot water
Neon food coloring (blue and green)
Large bowl
Wooden spoon

Instructions

Mix the flour, oil, cream of tartar and salt together in a large bowl.
Add food coloring to the hot water and mix.
Slowly add the water to the mixture and mix with a spoon.
Let cool for a bit then knead it by hand.

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I hope you and your little one will have a great time with this Leonardo the Terrible Monster Play Dough Activity. If you want more Mo Willems-inspired ideas, I have more below!