Printable Thanksgiving Masks

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:51:39 +0000

Last November, I launched Animal Jr. right before Thanksgiving with a few printable masks and turkey coloring pages. Little did I realize that not even one year later it would be such a huge network of sites for children, and that I would be able to make a living doing crafts and coloring with my kids. I don’t need Thanksgiving to be grateful this year – every day is play day in our family and my life is about as close to perfect as you can get.

So I got a little nostalgic making these Thanksgiving masks today – sometimes that dang universe sure leads us to exactly where we need to be, don’t you think?

Paper Masks for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Turkey Mask	Thanksgiving Mask - Native American
Thanksgiving Mask - Pilgrim Woman	Thanksgiving Mask - Pilgrim Man

I sure have a lot more Thanksgiving content this year compared to last year, so check out the Thanksgiving activities from all Woo! Jr. Network sites!

Make Masquerade Masks

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:34:32 +0000

I’ve always loved those gorgeous & intricate feather masquerade masks – and I always figured they were very difficult to make. I have discovered that they can actually be really easy to make! And as a side note, if you plan on making these for yourself, don’t let any little girls get a hold of them. They will walk off with them and you’ll never see it again.

Making Masks

Related Pages: Printable Halloween Masks, Printable Masquerade Masks, Last Minute Halloween Costumes

Masquerade Mask Craft Materials List

Black crafting foam sheet

Colored crafting feathers

Fake flower petals

Hot glue gun plus Elmer’s glue

Glitter

Elastic thread or ribbon

Mask template:

Printable Mask Template

How to Make Masquerade Masks

Print out the mask template and trace it onto your foam craft sheet. I suppose you could make a more temporary mask if you printed out onto card stock (which is why I gave you two color choices). But I honestly don’t know how well it would hold up on paper. Just sayin’.

Cut out the mask from the foam:

Cut Out Eye Mask Template

You can’t see it very well in the photo, but I also poked holes on the sides to add elastic when done.

Pick out feathers that you can glue symmetrically to both sides of the mask. I chose three colors and made sure that each color had a ‘twin’ that was about the same length and width. Once you have enough to go around the edges, start gluing them in place with the hot glue gun. I used 10 feathers in my masquerade mask, because I didn’t want them pointing down and tickling the heck out of my face.

Glueing Feathers to the Masquerade Mask

This part doesn’t need to be particularly neat or pretty – it will soon get covered up.

Arranging feathers on the mask

After the feathers are in place, cut some petals from a fake flower into the shape you want. I used two almost half circles for each side and a small group of four petals for the center top of the mask.

Adding Flower Petals to the Mask

Glue the petals over the feather stems with the hot glue gun.

Gluing Petals to the Feather Mask

Here’s the mask with all the feathers and petals hot-glued in place:

Mask with all petals and feathers in place

Now it’s time to break out the Elmer’s glue – the hot glue gun won’t work for this part. Use a generous amount to cover up the base of the petals, being very careful to make a precise outline around the eye holes:

Gluing the glitter onto the masquerade mask

Then put it onto a piece of paper and dump a ton of glitter on your glue.

Glitter Dump on Mask

And just leave it there until it dries.

I know it’s hard. Don’t touch it.

But when it’s dry – you’re pretty much done!

Masquerade Mask Craft

Simply slip some elastic thread or ribbon in your holes and wear it with glee!