Fuggler - Funny Ugly Monster

A Fuggler is a funny and strange monster toy with human-like teeth, big eyes, and a silly face. It looks weird but cute!

1. Chopper – The Cardboard Monster

Chopper is a funny monster made from recycled cardboard boxes. He has big eyes, sharp teeth and a cheeky smile!

Materials

- Recycled cardboard (cereal boxes or packaging)

- Scrap paper or coloured foam

- Bottle caps

- Yarn or wool

- Child-safe scissors

- Craft glue

- Markers

Step 1 Make the body: Choose a shape for your monster. Draw a rectangle, circle or strange shape on the cardboard. Ask an adult to help if you need to cut thick cardboard.

Step 2 Create the face: Make a funny mouth, big eyes, sharp-looking paper teeth or a long tongue. You can give your monster one eye, three eyes or even ten!

Step 3 Add the details: Use paper scraps, bottle caps and yarn to make hair, horns, arms and legs.

Step 4 Give it a name: Write your monster's name on the back. Your monster is ready!

Creative challenge: Can you make a monster that looks scary but is actually kind?

2. Grin Grin – The Bottle Monster

Grin Grin is a colourful monster made from recycled plastic bottles. He has crazy hair, silly eyes and a big smile!

Materials:

- A clean, dry, empty plastic bottle

- Bottle caps and cardboard scraps

- Recycled yarn or wool

- Recycled paper or foam

- Child-safe scissors

- Craft glue

- Markers

- Optional: cotton or scrap paper for light stuffing

Step 1 Choose your bottle: Choose a clean, dry plastic bottle. Ask an adult to remove the cap ring or any sharp parts if necessary.

Step 2 Design your monster: Decide where the eyes, mouth, arms and legs will go. You can use bottle caps for eyes or buttons for decoration.

Step 3 Add the personality: Glue on yarn hair, cardboard horns, paper teeth and colourful details. Give your monster a unique look.

Step 4 — Make it stand out: Add cardboard feet or arms. If you want a softer body, an adult can help you add a little stuffing inside the bottle.

Step 5 — Name your monster: Invent a name and a special power. Your monster is complete!

Creative challenge: Can you make a monster using at least five recycled materials?

3. Sir Belch – The Stuffed Monster

Sir Belch is a soft monster sewn with fabric scraps. He has funny eyes, a strange mouth and a unique personality!

Materials

- Two pieces of thick felt or sturdy fabric

- Recycled fabric scraps from old clothes

- Yarn or thick wool

- Clean stuffing from an old cushion, or shredded scrap paper

- A large blunt plastic lacing needle

- Craft glue

- Child-safe scissors

- Pre-punched holes around the body pieces

Step 1 Draw your monster: Draw your monster on paper first. Choose its shape, size, eyes, mouth, teeth and extra features.

Step 2 Prepare the body: Use two matching pieces of felt or fabric. The teacher prepares the pieces and makes the holes before the activity.

Step 3 — Decorate the front: Add the eyes, mouth, teeth, ears and other details. Use fabric scraps to make your monster different from everyone else's.

Step 4 — Join the pieces: Place the two body pieces together. Thread the thick yarn through the pre-punched holes using a large blunt plastic needle.

Start at one side and continue around the edge. Leave a small opening at the bottom.

Step 5 — Stuff your monster: Carefully add small amounts of stuffing through the opening. Do not overfill it.

Step 6 — Close the body: Continue lacing around the edge until the opening is closed. Ask your teacher to secure the yarn.

Step 7 — Add the final details: Add yarn hair, fabric patches, horns or a funny tongue. Give your monster a name and invent its story.

Creative challenge: Can you create a monster with an unusual shape, a secret power and a surprising personality?