Children were getting spooky with their art creations as part of the Arts Village holiday programme yesterday.
Children between the ages of 8 to 12 years took a Monster Making art class where they could use a range of materials such as straws, string and paper mache to make their creations.
Class tutor Maria Marshall said the children made a monster design, laid down straws over the top and then started to paper mache.
She said some children had designed "really gruesome" monsters, with scars and eyeballs falling down their cheeks.
Ms Marshall said it was a new class for The Arts Village programme, but she had already had great success with it on Monday in Whakatane.