Design your clay monsters to be as scary or as sweet as you’d like, or follow our simple step-by-step tutorial to create a funny “Snail-zilla” monster. It’s such a perfect craft for Halloween, monster themed birthday parties, or any time you want to get creative with clay!

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How do you make a clay monster step by step?

Start with the monster’s body and work from there. This allows you to scale the pieces correctly. You can follow our exact tutorial, or you can get creative and design your own clay monster! (See some tips below.) Making your own clay sculptures is actually really easy, especially when you’re making a clay monster. After all, monsters come from the imagination, so no one can tell you that your monster doesn’t look right!

How can I design my own clay monster?

When making a clay monster you can create a unique monster every time, but each monster should have 4 basic parts to it:

What type of clay works best to make a clay monster?

If you don’t want to buy clay, you can also make clay at home. Our easy homemade clay recipe has only 3 ingredients and dries a beautiful crisp white!

What type of paint is used to add colour to these clay monsters?

Acrylic paint works very well for painting clay figurines. It’s inexpensive, durable, and the colours stay nice and bright. Paint pens are also a great option if you’d like more control for adding finer details. If you’re worried about the mess of acrylic paint, you can use tempera paint instead. The coverage isn’t as good, but it’s washable, which can make things easier if you’re working with kids.

We had a blast making all these clay monsters! It’s such a fun and easy clay art project, and they look great displayed on a dresser, side table, or as a DIY addition to your Halloween decorations.

Here’s even more clay craft ideas:

Clay Bears

Easy Clay Mushrooms

Clay Frog

Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!

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