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Craft Tutorials | Holiday Crafts | Halloween Crafts | Juice Box Monsters
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Juice Box Monsters

Author by Amanda Davis on October 23, 2009 Updated on October 4, 2020

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Make adorable monsters from recycled juice boxes and felt! Great for Halloween too! By Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

 

I’ve been meaning to make these guys for quite a while now. Every time I pull out my craft supplies to make something, those empty juice boxes just keep staring at me. With Halloween almost here, I was running out of time, so I made them this morning.

Make adorable monsters from recycled juice boxes and felt! Great for Halloween too! By Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

There are endless possibilities with these guys, limited only to your imagination. A super fun kid’s craft for Halloween!

The first thing you’ll want to do is cut open the top of the juice box. Put some rice into a sandwich baggie, squeeze out the air and seal it. I didn’t measure, just poured some in, but I would guess around 1/2 cup. Put the rice bag inside the juice box and reseal the top with tape.

Next, line the bottom of the juice box up with the bottom of the felt. Glue the felt around the juice box, leaving the bottom open so that it can stand well.

For the dude with the big tube on his head, you’ll want to wrap something around the top, I used chenille and trimmed the ends.

Another option is to fringe some hair first, before gluing the felt around the box. You can see I added a rectangle of felt to the top of the box since the hair won’t cover the top on this one.

Now you are ready to add facial features. :)

Cut out some teeth, fangs, polka dots, stripes, whatever strikes your fancy and glue them to the boxes.

Make adorable monsters from recycled juice boxes and felt! Great for Halloween too! By Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda

That’s it! You’re done! :)

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Juice Box Monsters

Supplies

  • juice boxes
  • rice or anything to give your monsters some weight so they will stand up
  • zipper sandwich bags
  • tape
  • felt
  • scissors
  • hot glue or felt glue

Instructions

  • The first thing you’ll want to do is cut open the top of the juice box. Put some rice into a sandwich baggie, squeeze out the air and seal it. I didn’t measure, just poured some in, but I would guess around 1/2 cup. Put the rice bag inside the juice box and reseal the top with tape.
  • Next, line the bottom of the juice box up with the bottom of the felt. Glue the felt around the juice box, leaving the bottom open so that it can stand well.
  • For the dude with the big tube on his head, you’ll want to wrap something around the top, I used chenille and trimmed the ends.
  • Another option is to fringe some hair first, before gluing the felt around the box. You can see I added a rectangle of felt to the top of the box since the hair won’t cover the top on this one.
  • Cut out some teeth, fangs, polka dots, stripes, whatever strikes your fancy and glue them to the boxes.
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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. khitam says

    October 12, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Hi,I`s so easy and cute,it`s great idea. thanks a lot

    Reply
  2. Marcia Beckett says

    October 19, 2011 at 10:55 pm

    We made these in my afterschool art class! Thanks for the idea! Blogged about here:
    http://vividlayers.blogspot.com/2011/10/felt-monsters.html

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      October 20, 2011 at 7:40 pm

      Those are so cute! Thanks for sharing, love them!

      Reply
  3. Becky says

    September 19, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    Hi, these are lovely! any suggestions for little children and a safe glue? As I’m sure they would love it. I wasn’t sure if pva or even double sided tape might work? Thanksx

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      September 20, 2011 at 12:42 pm

      I use Beacon’s 123 Instant Grab glue when I don’t want to use hot glue. It’s a safer alternative and bonds pretty quickly!

      Reply
  4. Amanda says

    August 11, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Yes just recycling, I like your idea though!

    Reply
  5. Melissa Mandella says

    August 1, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Hi I just found your blog, not even sure how I got here :) Is there a reason you used empty juice boxes? Just recycling? I was just thinking this would be a cute favor or class gift (instead of the gobs of candy we get each year at Halloween) if you gave these out with full juice boxes, but I didn't know if there was a reason for not using them. I thin you might need to make the covers a little less snug so the box could be removed (and possibly reused).

    Reply
  6. Amanda says

    October 7, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    Thanks all! :) :)

    Reply
  7. Amy (naptimecrafters) says

    October 7, 2010 at 4:20 am

    Fantastic! Giving you an award tomorrow at naptimecrafters.blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. creativejewishmom/Sara says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:45 am

    this is great Amanda (as usual) you are the monster queen I must say, and you've got me inspired to do something similar but for some other occasion! thanks so much for sharing on Craft schooling Sunday!

    Reply
  9. Sandy Ang says

    October 5, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    These are so cute !

    Reply
  10. Al says

    October 5, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Great Job – excellent recycling idea

    Reply
  11. Amanda says

    October 4, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    Thanks for all of your great comments!

    Meg – not really, but I definitely like the mosnters inc monsters! Too cute!

    Reply
  12. Meg says

    October 4, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    This reminds me of the movie Monsters, Inc. Is that what you were going for? I love it!

    Reply
  13. Judy says

    October 4, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    What a fun way to recycle those empty juice boxes…and so easy too!

    Reply
  14. Melissa says

    October 4, 2010 at 2:20 am

    These are seriously the cutest things I've ever seen!

    Melissa
    http://burstsofcreativity.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  15. Jenny at Henrietta's House says

    October 4, 2010 at 1:58 am

    These are so cute! Great idea!!

    Reply
  16. Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures says

    October 4, 2010 at 1:46 am

    You are good at making those monsters. How fun.

    Reply
  17. Kim @ Frost Me! says

    October 2, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    fantastic craft! I am sticking this one away for monster party inspiration! Great tutorial!

    hugs! Kim @ Frost Me!
    party inspiration

    Reply
  18. Erin says

    October 1, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    These are too cute!!! A good project for kids to do too.

    Reply
  19. Amanda says

    October 1, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    Thank you so much!

    Reply
  20. Something Wilde says

    October 1, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    how cute – and so easy!

    Reply
  21. Amanda says

    September 30, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    Thanks guys! I'm definitely on a monster kick lately :)

    Reply
  22. Erin says

    September 30, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    These are adorable! Very clever!

    http://www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com

    Reply
  23. Dee says

    September 30, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    This would make a great school project!! Really cute and creative.

    Reply
  24. Jen says

    April 19, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    Oh my goodness! These would be perfect for my daughter's Monster Mash b-day party she is having at the end of the month. Love them. I'm going to put you on my craft blogroll! :)

    Jen
    Creative and Curious Kids!

    Reply
  25. Sweet Little Smoothie says

    April 12, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    I'm visiting from The Girl Creative – these little montsers are sooooo cute!! I'm absolutely filing this page away for this Halloweenb :) Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  26. Amanda says

    October 27, 2009 at 12:41 am

    Thanks ladies!

    Reply
  27. Katrina says

    October 24, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    Those are awesome!

    Reply
  28. Rena says

    October 23, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    Those are great and exactly what I've been looking for for my kids to make next week during Monster Week. Thanks!

    Reply
  29. Jo says

    October 23, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Too cute! They will be perfect for decorations at my daughter's Halloween party.

    Reply
  30. Amanda says

    October 23, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    Thanks Marie! Had these in my head for a while, just finally got around to making them :)

    Reply
  31. Marie {Make and Takes} says

    October 23, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    These are adorable. And fabulously easy, my kind of craft!!

    Reply
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