Create a Frankenstein for Halloween

Hi Friends!
I found a super cute Frankenstein craft. There is a lot of pre-cutting needed but if you have older teens or volunteers at your school or library ... this is a great project for them.  The template is located here: http://fromabcstoacts.com/frankenstein-sun-catcher.
I made the craft more cost effective by not using contact paper. This will create a sturdy Frankenstein instead of a suncatcher. You can take the green paper away so that light flows in, just keep in mind that it may be harder for little ones to glue the pieces this way.

Here's what you need;
-  Green tissue paper
-  Glue and Black Crayons
-  Black and White Cardstock
-  Printer

Directions: 
Pre-cut the green tissue paper into 1-inch squares. Various shades of green are fine.
Print out the template and begin gluing the squares to the frame of Frankenstein boxed shaped head.
Carefully attached the squares line per line. Similar to how you would add fringe to a pinata.
Glue eyes, bolts, eyebrows etc...
Draw some scars and a smile for scary fun!

The Flipside by Shawn Johnson

This book, written by Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson was absolutely fabulous. Charlie, is a championship winning gymnast who also uniquely attends public school. As she juggles both worlds, she has made an earlier decision to keep both lives a secret from some of her closest friends. Although, her best friend Gwen and family warn her that these two worlds might collide one day... Charlie decides to take some risks that almost end up costing her everything she has worked so hard for. Mix in a cute boy, his snide ex-girlfriend, friendship issues, and behind the scenes gymnast issues for a "hard to put down" teen book. Teens and readers should take a look at Shawn Johnson website for more fun and some interesting YouTube videos that tell about some of her struggles. What a great role model for teens and young adults!