Free Printable Build A Mad Scientist Craft Template for Halloween
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Use this free printable paper Mad Scientist Craft Template to build a mad scientist figure for Halloween!
This papercraft helps children to improve their cutting and pasting skills while having some mysterious Halloween fun!
The post is part of the Crafty October series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog, filled with free printables, crafts, recipes, and more for Halloween! Check out Crafty October from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 for tons of awesome Halloween ideas and inspiration!
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Mad Scientist Craft Template
Introducing – Magnus the Mad Scientist!
If you are a regular on my blog you’ll notice that my buildable characters have a cute chubby style, and if they are animals they are anthropomorphic, which basically means that they have human traits – like standing on two legs instead of four.
I introduced my cute chubby roly-poly Halloween characters several years ago, and the set currently includes 18 characters.
I’m introducing a few new characters that I hope you will love as much as the others!
You will find links to all of the other buildable Halloween characters at the end of this post.
The Halloween characters are part of a wider set of buildable characters that are a fun free activity to do at home, in an activity group or club, during homeschool, or in the classroom!
I’ve provided the links to all of my other buildable characters at the end of this blog post too.
I’ve created two sizes for this cute free printable paper Mad Scientist:
- Regular size, with all of the pieces on one sheet of paper and creates a character around 4″/10cm tall. (This is the image at the top of the post.)
- Large size with the pieces spread over several sheets. This creates a character around 12″/30cm tall.
- The two sizes are two separate downloads.
- You will find the download links further down this page surrounded by a purple box.
- Tap the purple download buttons to save the file(s) to your device.
- I’ve provided two paper sizes – A4 and US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) – use the size that is appropriate for your printer.
- You can find the black and white version of Magnus the Mad Scientist in our Purple Pumpkin Printables Shop.
The free printable Halloween papercraft is really fun – not just for kids, but for adults too!
I love building the characters after I’ve designed them! A digital representation is shown below.
How To Use the Build-a-Mad-Scientist Printable
The regular size printable is for children that are more skilled at cutting (or you can cut them out for them).
The large size should be a lot easier for younger children as the pieces are bigger.
Of course, you know your children, so will know what suits them best!
Once cut, place the pieces in the correct order to figure out where everything goes before sticking them in place.
You can stick the pieces together with a glue stick, or sticky tape. I like using this roller glue as it is so easy to use and has less sticky mess!
For an extra crafty dimension, why not mount the character onto a larger piece of paper and use other craft materials to embellish it? For example, glitter, furry fabric, craft foam, or tissue paper to name a few.
You can use a laminator and laminate the pieces if you like and use them over and over again.
Most of all, just have fun with this Halloween printable!
Download your chosen printable from the list further down the page (they’re surrounded by a purple box), and print onto thick paper or thin card. Cut the pieces out, then build a Mad Scientist!
Included in this printable paper Mad Scientist craft are the following pieces:
- Body/Head (with nose and mouth in place)
- Eyebrows (these are also in place on the regular size printable)
- Goggles
- Lab Coat
- 2 Arms
- 2 Feet
- Test Tube & Bubbles
Handy Crafting Supplies (on Amazon) to Build a Mad Scientist!
If you are short on space to store stuff, why not invest in a craft tote to keep everything together and stash away when not in use? There are many different sizes and styles, so buy one (or two) to suit your needs. I have a couple of these totes just for pens and pencils!
Other Halloween Characters in This Series
You could mix up the different elements for added fun to create completely new Halloween characters!
Mad Scientist Craft Template Downloads
Download Mad Scientist Template (Large)
Click the download link to save the printable file(s) to your computer.
The Shop opens in a new tab/window.
Download Mad Scientist Template (Regular)
Visit The Purple Pumpkin Shop for more awesome printables and products!
Printable Halloween Escape Rooms
Escape Rooms have exploded in popularity over the past few years, but why not bring the experience to your home this Halloween with a printable Escape Room?
The games can be printed and set up in just 20 minutes, so you can enjoy the fun.
Halloween Party Game Ideas!
We love the kits from Lock Paper Scissors, and with their Spooktacular Big Escape Room Halloween Box, which contains 4 different bone-chilling kits, you can save BIG!
In fact, at just $49, you save 60% – that’s a discount of $76, to be precise. Amazing value!
The four kits included in the box are (which you can buy individually if you prefer):
- Envy Murder Mystery – A 1920s Gatsby-style murder mystery game of debaucherous luxury and deadly feuds. Get ready for a night of velvet gloves, blood-stained.
- Lost Mummy – Get ready to unearth Egypt’s ancient secrets as your crew investigates the mystery of the Lost Mummy.
- Rebel Revolt Spy Mission – Your crew of specialists will need their wits about them if there’s any chance of breaking into the evil government’s W.A.R. facility.
- Escape Room Z – Your living room’s about to be invaded by the living dead. What do they want? Your pizza, of course…
But that’s not all! You’ll also get the following:
- The Skulls Party Game – a poster and prop pack to add some atmosphere to your party, and it comes with a custom Skulls card game to challenge your crew with.
- Exclusive BONUS Puzzles – made by gamers, for gamers! (You can even make your own!) Make sure to grab your Halloween-exclusive extras before they disappear into the mist…
- Ancient Treasure Maps – create a frightful scavenger hunt where X marks the (your!) grave site.
Other Buildable Characters!
I have lots of other buildable characters that you may like to download. These links open in the same tab/window, so just right-click to open in a new one and you’ll have them all ready to go!
The post is part of the Crafty October series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog, filled with free printables, crafts, recipes, and more for Halloween! You can check out Crafty October from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 for awesome Halloween ideas and inspiration!
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