Frankenstein Friday
Celebrate the great Frankenstein
National Frankenstein Friday is an "unofficial" holiday that celebrates the famous fictional and horror character that was created in the 1800's. Frankenstein Friday is celebrated each year on the last Friday of October to pay tribute to the sensational and monstrous fictional story of all time.
History
Author Mary Shelley dreamed up Frankenstein at the age of 21, and her book was first published in 1818. Later the book was made into a movie called "Frankenstein" by Boris Karloff in 1931.
Mary Shelley wrote a book about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who wanted to restore his younger brother's life who has drowned. He ends up creating a monster that sooner destroyed everything precious to him.
Ideas for Celebrating Frankenstein Friday
There are spine-chilling activities for you to help celebrate one of the monster greats.
- Dress up as Frankenstein for Halloween
- Read the Frankenstein novel by Mary Shelley
- Watch one of the Frankenstein movies
- Decorate your house with Frankenstein coloring pages
- Design your front door to look like Frankenstein
- Have a Frankenstein trivia contest for some family fun
- Make a Frankenstein cake or cupcakes
- Have a Frankenstein party
You will find a spooktacular lab full of Frankenstein coloring pages, crafts, games, recipes, videos and so much more for you to enjoy from Hellokids. Your coloring pages can be colored online with the interactive coloring machine or printed to color at home. What a monstrous activity to do with your school class or at home with family and friends.
Have a Franken Good Friday!
