Enjoy this monster coloring page featuring a spooky werewolf! Click on the image to make it full-size, then print it out and color the Halloween scene. Be sure to send a photo of your finished picture to jess.smiley@gmail.com to see it showcased on this blog!
My newest book is out, just in time for Halloween! Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-n-Find Book is filled with spooky-fun and cutesy-quirky monsters in 10 full-color imaginative scenes. (You can think of the book as Where’s Waldo, but with family-friendly monsters.) I’ve had an absolute blast illustrating the book and coming up with critters,…
All month I’ve been running a contest, where I’ve offered 3 signed copies of Rumpus on the Run, as well as 3 digital PDFs. The results are in and I’m happy to announce our winners: Congratulations to our six winners, and keep watching this blog for more chances to win!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXwiu18J9H0&w=420&h=315] My brother recently stopped by the tunnel, where I’ve been painting two 100-foot murals for the city of Provo. I knew he had a camera strapped to his chest, but I didn’t know he had been filming the entire time we were talking. Here’s a little taste of the tunnel so far, with another…
HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY! Enter To Win A Signed Copy Of “Rumpus On The Run” My newest book comes out tomorrow, October 15, just in time for Halloween. Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-n-Find Book is filled with spooky-fun and cutesy-quirky monsters in 10 full-color imaginative scenes. (You can think of the book as Where’s Waldo, but with family-friendly monsters.)…
Sucker spiders are a fun, easy craft for children ages 4-8. Twist three pipe cleaners around the base of a sucker and poof!, you have a sucker spider. We like to glue googly eyes to our spiders, and slip ’em off of the sucker stick! Spider attack! MAKE A SPIDER & WIN A BOOK!…
CUT IT I’ve always loved potato stamps–they’re easy to make and fun to use. (I’ve even used variations of potato stamps in some of my drawings and paintings!) Here I’ve cut the edges of a potato to make a Rumpus body. I cut out a circle for the eye. PAINT IT We used green…
ROLL-A-RUMPUS Grab some paper, some crayons and a die–it’s time to draw! The rules are easy: each number on the die represents a monster part to draw. Roll a 2 and draw the arms. Roll a 4 and draw the eye! A fun game for children ages 4-7. Download the printable game here, and don’t…
MONSTER WALLPAPER What’s better than celebrating Halloween? Celebrating with a new wallpaper for your desktop, phone or tablet! Rock this monster-themed wallpaper for the month of October, featuring characters from my newest book for children, Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-n-Find Book, out October 15. DOWNLOAD THE WALLPAPER HERE! PRE-ORDER THE BOOK Want to…