Scare up a puppet that you design!

To warm up the appetite, check out Melissa and Doug’s Make Your Own Monster Puppet set. You can design your own monster by adding parts such as scary teeth, antennae, mysteriously thick eyebrows, and bizarre hair-dos.

There’s no glue or mess; just swap out the parts you like to create an original monster puppet.  Melissa and Doug have done it again, creating fun toys that are safe and easy to use for a wide range of ages.

This is a great way to get the younger kids involved in Halloween.  Who knows, maybe if you bring your monster puppet with you during Trick-or-Treat, the puppet will get its own share of the candy loot.

For more great toys by this toy maker, check out our Melissa and Doug toy round up.

Check out, for instance, the Melissa and Doug Fireman puppet. Perfect for kids over three years old, this contemporary take on the ancient art of puppetry is made traditionally, with a wood rod inside for guiding hand movements.

Other fun puppets include: a chef, a surgeon, a construction worker, and the ever popular Melissa and Doug Cheerleader Puppet.