As if they came out of a fairy tale: cunning chanterelles and kind bears, snowmen and fragile mice, beautiful princesses and noble knights - what beautiful outfits and masks they have! And you have already figured out how you will meet New Year?
Or are you still puzzling over who to be on new year holiday? Or maybe you've already found someone to reincarnate into, but don't know how to make a mask out of cardboard? Don't worry: DIY Christmas mask is not that difficult! Pustunchik has found such wonderful options for you that you don't even need to draw - you can just print. And after that - stick on thin cardboard and cut along the contour.
And so that your mask adheres well to your head, glue wide paper strips on the sides at eye level. Try on the mask by securing the strips with a paper clip. Glue in the right place. Instead of paper strips, you can glue an elastic band by sticking paper rectangles with inside masks.
Now voila! DIY animal masks for children: Pustunchik has prepared a whole collection! You just have to choose :)
Bear mask
Refined aristocratic mouse
Serious owl
Kindly and fearless gray wolf
Sad princess frog
Dog mask
Cute hedgehog
Bunny mask
Lamb mask
Cat
Another cat
Crow mask
Ant mask
Dragon mask
But if you need crane mask, you have to sweat - print and cut out the diagram, color it like in the picture, and then glue it correctly. But if difficulties do not frighten You, keep the scheme!
A handmade mask will be even more beautiful if you decorate it with tinsel, rhinestones, sparkles, ribbons. Imagine, come up with interesting costumes and masks - and then the New Year will bring a sea of positive, unforgettable impressions and give you a real new year's tale! Happy Holidays, original images and vivid impressions!
At the New Year's party in kindergarten it is customary to dress up children in different costumes. The images of forest animals, including the squirrel, have long been established. V recent times Parents buy costumes for children, but part of the outfit, for example, a mask, can be made at home with the child.
Squirrel mask "glasses"
In order to independently make a squirrel mask, which will be worn by children on the face, you will need:
- Colored cardboard or paper.
- Pencil.
- Scissors.
- Elastic.
- PVA glue.
The squirrel mask can be made of cardboard or paper. Which material to choose, everyone can decide individually based on how long such an attribute should last. After the material has been selected, you can get to work. Manufacturing takes place in several stages:
- On the seamy side of the paper or cardboard, you need to mark the lines of the future mask. It will consist of several parts of white and orange flowers... Below is a sample template for each of the colors.
Draw the following shapes on white paper:
And on the orange one, only one, it will serve as the basis:
The sizes depend on how old the child is, so everyone will choose them for themselves. The main thing to remember is that the mask should not be below the nose.
- Now on to the main part orange you need to cut out the eye holes, and also make small holes at the edges. Both ends of the elastic are threaded through them and tied with a knot to secure. The size of the elastic can be measured by attaching it to the child's head from the earlobe to the earlobe through the back of the head and adding 5 cm.
- Next, the white part No. 1 must be glued to the orange base so as to close the holes into which the elastic is threaded. In this case, the ends of the latter should be extended by 2-3 cm. As a result, the mask will acquire fluffy cheeks.
- After that, you need to glue the decorative triangles on the ears and draw a nose with a black felt-tip pen or gouache.
The resulting squirrel mask will appeal to the child much more than the purchased one, since he made it on his own. Parents can additionally decorate their ears with crafts using fluffy brushes or in another way.
But children start going to kindergarten from the age of 2, and parents do not always have the opportunity to sit down with their child and help make an outfit. Then a faster one will do. easy way on assembling the mask with your own hands.
Squirrel mask "headband"
For the smallest children, a method is suitable in which nothing complicated is required, in addition to curly cutting, and its complexity depends on the efforts of the parents (then it will become clear why). The mask is a bezel, and the squirrel that is attached to it is a printed picture. For this method you need:
- White paper.
- Orange cardboard.
- Scissors.
- PVA glue.
- Paper clips.
It will take no more than five minutes to make such a mask:
- The role of the rubber band in this case will be played by a cardboard rim.
- To make it, it is necessary to cut two strips 4 cm wide along the sheet.
- After that, they need to be wrapped around the child's head and the circle should be fixed with paper clips.
- The workpiece can be removed and the protruding end cut off so that there are 3-4 cm left to the staples.
- Now you need to glue the ends of the rim and remove the staples.
- After the bezel is assembled, you can start searching for pictures via the Internet. Here, as they say, "the taste and color ...". There are many options. You can find both whole squirrels and their faces separately. If the mask is made with the child, then it is better to take a closer look at the options that will be easier to cut. For example, something like this:
- Now the found picture must be printed, and then glued to the rim.
The result is a pretty good and simple squirrel mask. But masks made in this way are considered disposable.
Varieties of masks
There are also sophisticated versions of the rim mask. For example, for greater strength, the image of the squirrel before gluing with the rim can be additionally reinforced with a layer of cardboard. A glue stick will help to glue them together, which will give a reliable adhesion and will not damage the printed image.
In addition to the pattern, you can also improve the design of the rim. It can be made somewhat shorter than the circumference of the child's head, and a wide elastic band can be sewn into the resulting gap. This will allow you to adjust the size of the rim, which means that such a New Year's mask can be used more than once.
are a must in families with small children. Such masks will come in handy for the New Year, and for a birthday, and for a children's play.
This spring, our youngest daughter took part in a children's play. She was the Goat. With the New Year celebrations behind us, we had a problem buying the costume. The costume had to be made by ourselves. Our daughter is a lover of complete reincarnation, and therefore she needed a goat mask.
Here is the very best goat mask we have found. I printed a picture from a computer, pasted it on cardboard and inserted an elastic band for attaching it to my head.
We had cats, dogs, bears, hares, and mice.
Children put on animal masks and staged a fun show.
Our bunny was jumping, jumping and gnawing a carrot 🙂
The dog barked and searched for hidden treasures.
The mouse ate cheese and crackers and teased the cat.
The cat tried to make friends with the mouse.
The bear cub climbed the rope, like a tree, getting "honey" from the hive.
About this mask, neither children nor adults came to a common opinion. For some it was a cat mask, for some a cougar, a tiger. And one girl saw a fox in this mask 🙂
The guests took some of the masks, and some stayed at our house. And periodically, the daughter puts on herself mask any animal and gives us a home show.
The dog is a symbol of 2018. At matinees in kindergarten and school, children put on dog costumes and masks on their heads. Masks are a versatile accessory, suitable for girls and boys. You can make them with your own hands from scrap materials. The process will take 30-40 minutes.
To make a paper mask you will need:
- Paper or cardboard. How thicker paper, the stronger the product is.
- Felt for rags.
- Threads.
- Scissors.
- Glue.
- Elastic band for fastening.
- Awl or sharp knife.
- Pencil.
- Colored and velvet paper.
- Decorative beads.
Paper
Making according to ready-made pictures is a simple way, schoolchildren will cope without the help of their parents. First you need to download and print a template for a dog's head mask .
The sequence of work is as follows:
- Print the sample and cut it out carefully with scissors.
- Lay out all the elements on paper, trace the contours with a pencil and cut out.
- Glue the parts together.
- Make holes for the eyes using a sharp knife.
- Make eyes, nose, tongue, eyelashes from colored paper.
- Stick gently listed details or secure them with a stapler.
- Do the sides with an awl or sharp knife holes for the elastic.
- Insert an elastic band or string and secure it.
To make the ears of a paper puppy hang down nicely, they need to be bent at the base, and then glued.
There are color and black and white pictures of dog masks on the Internet. . Monochrome images are attractive because children can paint them in any colors, even the most unusual ones.
Felt
Felt - soft and durable material, products made from it are strong, last longer than accessories made of paper. The work on the mask begins with a pattern.
- The printed template should be applied to brown or black felt, chalked around the eye areas, and cut out.
- Separately, you need to prepare blanks for the ears, a fragment for the mustache and a nose. This will require pieces of black and light colored material.
- When the blanks are made, the main blank needs to be finished with two decorative stitches along the entire edge and around the eye sockets.
- Now, on the stitched base, you need to glue the ear parts, an element for the mustache.
- The black nose is glued to light felt in the center and decorated with black beads on the side. In the sample under consideration, there are three of them on each side.
- When the mask is assembled, it must be put under oppression for 2-3 hours so that all parts are securely seized.
- The final stage- attach elastic bands or fixing ropes on the sides.
Plastic plates
Original accessories for the carnival and New Year's party obtained from unexpected items. You can make an exclusive dog mask with your own hands from disposable plastic dishes.
To make it you will need:
- Disposable plate.
- Cardboard.
- Colored marker or felt-tip pen.
- Watercolor paints.
- Wooden stick or rubber band.
First, the white plate must be tinted gray or brown. For this, watercolors are used.
While they are drying, you need to cut out the ears, forelock, nose, eyebrows from cardboard and paint them in the appropriate colors. Experiments are welcome - a dog with an orange or green forelock will look bold and unusual.
Then holes for the eyes are cut into the base and the cut and painted elements are glued.
It remains to fix a wooden stick at the bottom so that it is convenient to hold the mask. The stick can be replaced with an elastic band.
Video tutorial on making a mask
Festive matinees in kindergarten or primary school often take the form theatrical performances... Every child participates in the holiday. For an interesting performance, you need appropriate costumes and head masks. You can buy them in specialized children's stores or make your own.
For the manufacture of masks use different materials... Most often - paper and cardboard. The picture is downloaded, enlarged on a computer screen, and then printed.
Sketches can be colored; it is enough for the kid to cut out the model. There are black and white or theatrical coloring masks. These need to be painted with pencils or paints at your discretion. Also used in the manufacture of leather, foam rubber, felt and other materials.
The shape of the masks is also different. Some do it on a wide rim. An image of an animal or fairytale character glued to the rim, put on the head, while the child's face is not covered. Other sketches hide the face, cuts are made for the eyes. There are masks, respirators, gas masks (rubber elements are usually used for their manufacture) or on a stick.
From paper
Cardboard
Leather
From felt
From foam rubber
On a stick
Sketches of rims
For girls
When choosing sketches for girls, they prefer funny animal faces. For example, a bear or bunny with a pink bow, masks in the form of powerful fairies or beautiful princesses.
For boys
The holiday mask for a boy depends on the character and preferences of the child. Some kids like to portray not only kind animals (bear cub, cockerel, pig, hippopotamus), but also pirates, sorcerers, supermen, villains.
The muzzles of beasts
Costumes and masks for forest and domestic animals are a common option for a matinee. Some children prefer to dress up as cats, dogs, hares and other recognizable animals (bull, goat, wolf). Others want models of less common animals - raccoon, elk, platypus, or koala.
The universal option is the "Mask of the Year". She symbolizes the animal by eastern calendar... For 2019, the faces of a pig, a pig, a wild boar are relevant. They can be made not only from paper, but also sewn from fabric. Patterns and sewing patterns make it easy to cope with the task.
Foxes
Hare
Bear
Wolf
Leo
Tiger
Raccoon
Crocodile
Frogs
Fishes
Hedgehog
Zebras
Deer
Leopard
Elephant
Monkey
Snakes
Squirrels
Rhinoceros
Turtles
Giraffe
Rats
Hamster
Polar bear
Panthers
Shark
Lizards
Bird patterns
Having selected ready-made sketches, they are saved or copied for subsequent printing, the masks are cut out. Usually they are used for a headband without covering the baby's face. It takes some effort to make a complete mask. The specificity lies in the anatomy of the bird's head. You need to prepare the head and beak template separately. The bird's beak is glued along the indicated lines. Its size and shape depends on the bird - in an owl it will be small and hooked, in a crow - long and sharp.
Sparrow
Eagle
Galchonka
Owls
Crow
Cuckoos
Parrot
Herons
Peacock
Insects
Insect masks are less popular with children. But they are also suitable for the holidays. And baby centipedes, cockroaches, flies or mosquitoes will stand out among dozens of cats and dogs. Children will love the costumes of Kuzi the grasshopper, Mila's ladybug, grandfather Shera and Baba Kapa and other friends of Luntik.
Ants
Spider
Bees
Grasshopper
Butterflies
Beetle
Ladybug
Pictures of pets
Masks are often used for photo shoots. Parents can make funny photos of the child themselves. The image will be created by cat ears with a ponytail, glasses made of paper, a funny hairstyle.
Mouse, kid or chicken masks are suitable for a theater or circus when the kids are taken to New Year's performances. Older children or parents of preschoolers can make volumetric masks according to drawings. They are put on the head, cover the back of the child's head. Incisions are made for the eyes and nose. As models, children will like the head of a horse, a wild boar, or a donkey.
Dogs
Cats and Cat
Horse
Cows
Pigs
Mouse
A rabbit
Goat
Ram
Donkey
Rooster
Chicks
Chickens
Ducks
Goose
Drawings of masks for cutting
There are different templates which do not always symbolize animals. Children love cool costumes, for which the mask of a plague doctor, a mad genius or a gypsy is suitable. Someone plays evil characters at matinees. In this case, masks with the muzzle of a devil, an old sorcerer or uncle Chernomor will be relevant.
The black and white masks are painted by the children themselves. The advantage of sketches is that the child is creative. His cow is purple and his goat is pink with flowers. After the matinee, the organizers arrange contests for the most interesting or original face mask.
When creating a New Year's image, masks of snowflakes, Santa Claus, Snow Maiden or Baba Yaga are suitable. If the child does not want to wear a full-fledged mask, then the ears of a hare, chanterelle or a bear are suitable for him.
Emotion masks will convey a happy or sad mood. They are made in the form of a sun or a popular emoticon.
Funny
Funny
Beautiful
Carnival
New Years
Scary
The wicked
Coloring Pages
Sketches
The facial expressions of the mask are of great importance. Even the most common characters convey a palette of moods. They can be sad and funny, kind and evil, surprised and indifferent. This is achieved due to the drawing of the eyebrows (raised, lowered, house), a smile on the face, the position of wrinkles, if it comes about the mask of an old man or an old woman. Emotions are conveyed not only by the faces of people and animals, but also by inanimate images: patterns of masks of flowers (bells, roses, daisies), vegetables and fruits (apple, tomato, plum).
Grandfather
Robot
Indian
Carrots
Aliens
