Children's animal masks. Paper and cardboard head masks

How to make masks for the play Fly-Tsokotukha.

You can celebrate your name day by performing the play “Fly-Tsokotukha”. For example, in the style of a skit - do not sew costumes, but identify the heroes by wearing masks and hats.

Let's reread the fairy tale and figure out what heroes we need.

Fly, Spider, Mosquito - the main composition.

Auxiliary: cockroaches, granny bee, fleas, beauty butterfly, grasshopper, horned beetles, ant and ant, as well as fireflies, centipedes, wormbugs, boogers.

What is so good about this fairy tale - despite the fact that there are three main characters, the crowd is huge and everyone present, wearing such a mask-cap, can feel like an actor and play a certain role. I usually make props from isolon (tourist rugs), but cardboard ones also look quite spectacular.

Masks - Fly and mosquito

Let's start with the frame. First, cut out an even strip 3 centimeters wide. Narrower ones will not be strong, wider ones look bulky. Length - 85 cm (this is if the masks are intended for adults or teenagers). Ideally, masks should be made exactly according to the measurements of the specific performer of the role. But in life, a good isolon mask serves faithfully for years, and the actors change. Therefore, let's take average sizes.

Using glue we glue the frame in this order. We make a cut at the back of the head, which will make it possible to slightly change the size.

Parts for mosquito mask

Details of the clattering fly mask

Cut out the fly's face according to the pattern. The color is gray or pink (depending on whether you prefer the resemblance to insects or like more humanized characters). I myself adhered to the stylized appearance of insects. Since Chukovsky wrote about insects, we will play with their features. The eyes are made of green foil, it would be better if it is a green holographic self-adhesive film. If you really want to, you can decorate your eyes long eyelashes and under long nose glue the sponges with a bow. The six legs can be made simply black, or you can wear gloves and shoes. To make it more elegant, the frame of the cap can also be decorated with green or blue foil. We will make the wings from transparent plastic film. I took a transparent cover for a school textbook - they are sold in stationery stores (I don’t recommend using hard plastic, for example, from soda cans - the edges are sharp, and we don’t want anyone to cut themselves in the commotion of the show). We will lay out the veins on the wings with narrow strips of colored self-adhesive film. You can draw permanent marker, but... it won't look very elegant. That’s all – enough for a convincing image of a fly. If your soul really wants a beauty and a coquette, there is an option to wear a tiny hat with a veil, but I didn’t do it myself - in my opinion it was too much.

mosquito mask

Clutter fly mask

Spider Mask

The portrayal of this character can be approached in two ways. Or interpret him as a gloomy villain, then he will be all black and like a tarantula spider. Muscular hairy legs, a villainous muzzle: frowning eyebrows, bloody fangs... The frame of the spider was made of dark blue isolon. Long, multi-colored jointed legs in different-sized shoes, blue face with eyes narrowed to the nose and a grinning mouth - that's enough - let's refrain from excessive brutality, after all, this is an old spider.

Old Spider Mask

We will make the remaining insects based on a standard frame-cap. Ant and ant: black – shiny. (I describe the ant mask for the entire face here: http://nonsenspictures.ru/maska-muravya/)

Ant Mask

Let's make the butterfly brighter and don't skimp on patterns.

Characters such as cockroaches can only be designated by red color and mustaches - wings and paws will probably be superfluous. For the bugs, I can suggest a pattern for the wings; here it is important to make the right darts and, of course, decorate them with beautiful patterns.

In the life of every child there are holidays and fun activities. To stand out from the rest, you need to think about festive outfit. By making it for children, you can get an original and unusual costume. All you have to do is add details to complete the look and you’re ready to go to the party. Let's look at how to properly make masks.

Superheroes

Well, who among the boys in childhood did not dream of being a superhero? Almost everyone, but did everyone have such an opportunity? A mask for a child with a superhero emblem is very easy to make. You will need white or colored cardboard, scissors, paints, markers and an eraser. Mark the future workpiece with a pencil and cut it out. After that, start decorating the base, paint with paints of the desired color and add details. Look at the photo. This is what a mask for a child superhero might look like.

Some of them are plain and easier to cut out of colored cardboard. You can paint it with paints; it is better to draw fine details with a felt-tip pen. It is useful to involve children in this process, it will be very entertaining for them. After completing the design, you need to thread an elastic band into the workpiece to secure it on the head. In such a bright original mask, the child will feel confident, especially if the other elements of the costume are modified.

Carnival

For children they will become an indispensable addition to the image. In such a costume you can perform at a matinee in kindergarten or on another gala event. Everything you need for a carnival accessory can be found in any home. So, let's get started, cut out a shape from cardboard with holes for the eyes. You can draw the shape freely by hand or using a stencil. To make masks for children's heads festive, you need to decorate them beautifully. To do this, you can use everything you can find at home: sequins, rhinestones, beads, rain, feathers, etc. An example of such decorations can be seen in the photographs.

You see that the brighter and more colorful, the more beautiful it turns out. You can use felt for the base; it is denser and will also hold its shape better. It is better to attach all jewelry while it is hot. To fix it on your head, you can use an elastic band or glue a stick holder to the side.

Non-standard solution

Now you will find out for children using improvised means. For example, the option from paper plate. Materials needed:

• plate;
• paints;
• markers;
• scissors;
• colored cardboard or stickers;
• rubber.

One plate will make two masks because it is cut in half. Then you need to decide on a theme and start decorating. To make it clearer, you can start from the examples shown in the picture below.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated in this process. If you decide to make an image of an animal, then simply glue on the ears, nose, antennae and the mask is ready. To attach the base, use an elastic band or a stick (as in the picture). If you use a colored plate, there is no need to paint it, but if the plate is white, you will have to paint it. You can involve kids in this process so that everyone is happy.

Stuffed Animals

Felt can be an excellent material as the basis for an animal mask for children. It is soft, dense and natural material, which can be found on the shelves of craft stores. The advantages of felt are its elasticity and the ability to easily cut with scissors. Felt makes very good animals because of the bright colors of the material.

Additional parts are attached to the base using superglue. Due to this, the mask for the child will seem voluminous. To make a reliable mount to the head, it is better to use thin elastic band. You can complement the look with a felt ponytail and gloves, the baby will definitely not go unnoticed.

Sewn masks

For children they can become even more interesting and voluminous. The most successful choice would be images of animals. Decide on the image and prepare the necessary materials:

• textile;
• scissors;
• padding polyester or cotton wool;
• beads;
• fishing line

Start by making the base. To do this, draw on the fabric the required form, cut and sew, leaving holes for eyes and stuffing. It is better to sew according wrong side. After this, you need to turn out the base and fill it with padding polyester or cotton wool through the hole. After this, you can begin to manufacture additional parts. These could be ears, nose, eyes. Prepare each part separately, then you need to fill the workpiece with padding polyester. At the final stage, you need to sew all the details of the future animal with neat stitches. To ensure that the child's mask fits tightly to the face, use a thick elastic band.

Cardboard masks

As you can see, the material for manufacturing can be varied. Some of them are at hand, but often underestimated. You can make not only masks for children from paper, but also from cardboard. This refers to the thick cardboard from which boxes are made. Everyone in their home probably has cardboard box from under household appliances. This is exactly what you will need to create the foundation. The good thing about brown cardboard is that it doesn't need to be painted, making it great for the faces of a variety of animals. Here, for example, is a dog’s face made of cardboard.

It is necessary to attach additional parts to such cardboard bases; in the case of a dog’s face, you will need a nose, ears, and eyebrows. You can use pieces of foam rubber, cotton wool or other bulk material. If you draw well, you can use a black marker to mark the missing details: mustache, nose, facial lines. You will also need to secure a fixing elastic; too thin will not work for this mask. To ensure that the elastic itself is tightly connected to the cardboard and does not tear the base, you need to know one trick. Thread one end of the elastic through the hole and tie a piece of foam rubber. Do the same on the other side, the muzzle is ready.

Complementing the image

The mask is only one of the elements children's costume. To harmoniously complete the look, you can decorate your clothes or match them. It is worth taking into account the specifics of the image and supplementing it with the necessary attributes. Let's say you need to sew a ponytail onto your dog's pants and put on paw mittens. For carnival, you need to decorate your dress or suit with sparkles. But you can do without it. Just choose plain clothes to match the color of the base or its individual elements. Beautiful suit A holiday gift for a child doesn’t have to be expensive at all, just original and well-thought-out details are enough.

Holiday parties in kindergarten or primary school often take the form theatrical productions. Every child participates in the celebration. For an interesting performance you need appropriate costumes and head masks. You can buy them in specialized children's stores or make them yourself.

Used to make masks different materials. Most often - paper and cardboard. The picture is downloaded, enlarged on the computer screen, and then printed.

The sketches can be colored; the child just needs to cut out the model. There are black and white or theatrical coloring masks. These need to be colored with pencils or paints at your discretion. Leather, foam rubber, felt and other materials are also used in production.

The shape of the masks is also different. Some are made on a wide rim. Image of an animal or fairy tale character glued to the headband, put on the head, while the child’s face is not covered. Other sketches hide the face, and 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 headbands

For girls

When choosing sketches for girls, they give preference to funny animal faces. For example, a bear or a bunny with a pink bow, masks in the form of powerful fairies or beautiful princesses.

For boys

A holiday mask for a boy depends on the child’s character and preferences. Some kids love to portray not only good animals (bear cub, cockerel, piggy, hippopotamus), but also pirates, sorcerers, supermen, and villains.

Animal faces

Costumes and masks of forest and domestic animals are a common option for holding 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, moose, platypus or koala.

A universal option is the “mask of the Year”. It symbolizes the animal eastern calendar. For 2019, the faces of a pig, piglet, and 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 complete the task.

Foxes

Hare

Bear

Wolf

Leo

Tiger

Raccoon

Crocodile

frogs

Fish

Hedgehog

Zebras

Deer

Leopard

Elephant

Monkey

Snakes

Squirrels

Rhinoceros

Turtles

Giraffe

Rats

Hamster

Polar bear

Panthers

Sharks

Lizards

Bird patterns

Having selected ready-made sketches, they are saved or copied for subsequent printing, and the masks are cut out. They are usually used for headbands without covering the baby's face. To make a full-fledged mask, you need to make an effort. The specificity lies in the anatomy of the bird's head. You need to prepare a template for the head and beak separately. The bird's beak is glued along the marked lines. Its size and shape depend on the bird - for an owl it will be small and hooked, for a crow it will be long and sharp.

Sparrow

Orla

Galchonka

Owls

Crow

Cuckoos

parrot

Herons

Pavlina

Insects

Masquerade masks of representatives of the insect world are less popular among 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 the grasshopper Kuzi, the ladybug Mila, grandfather Sher and woman Kapa and other friends of Luntik.

Ant

Spider

Bees

Grasshopper

Butterflies

Beetle

Ladybug

Pictures of pets

Masks are often used for photo shoots. Funny photos Parents can make a child themselves. The image will be created cat ears with a ponytail, paper glasses, funny hairstyle.

Mouse, goat or chicken masks are suitable for the theater or circus, when kids are taken to the New Year's performances. Older children or parents of preschoolers can make three-dimensional masks according to the drawings. They are put on the head and cover the back of the child's head. Incisions are made for the eyes and nose. Children will like the head of a horse, boar, or donkey as models.

Dogs

Cats and Kota

Horse

Cows

Pigs

Mice

A rabbit

Goat

Barana

Donkey

Rooster

Chickens

Chickens

Ducks

Goose

Mask designs for cutting

There are different templates, which do not always symbolize animals. Children like cool costumes, for such people a mask of a plague doctor, a mad genius or a gypsy is suitable. Some people play evil characters at matinees. In this case, masks with the face of the devil, an old sorcerer or uncle Chernomor would be relevant.

The black and white masks are painted by the children themselves. The advantage of sketches is that the child shows creativity. His cow happens purple, and the goat is pink with a flower. After the matinee, the organizers organize competitions for the most interesting or original mask for face.

While creating New Year's image masks of snowflakes, Santa Claus, Snow Maiden or Baba Yaga are suitable. If a child does not want to wear a full-fledged mask, then the ears of a hare, fox or bear will suit him.

Emotion masks will convey a happy or sad mood. They are made in the shape of a sun or a popular smiley face.

Cool

funny

Beautiful

Carnival

New Year's

Scary

Evil

Coloring pages

Sketches

The facial expressions of the mask are of great importance. Even the most ordinary characters convey a palette of moods. They can be sad and cheerful, kind and angry, surprised and indifferent. This is achieved by drawing the eyebrows (raised, lowered, like a house), a smile on the face, the position of wrinkles, if we're talking about about the mask of an old man or woman. Emotions are conveyed not only by the faces of people and animals, but also by inanimate images: templates for masks of flowers (bells, roses, daisies), vegetables and fruits (apples, tomatoes, plums).

Grandfather

Robot

Indian

Carrots

Aliens

The dog is the symbol of 2018. At matinees in kindergartens and schools, children wear costumes and dog masks on their heads. Masks are a universal accessory, suitable for girls and boys. You can make them yourself 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 turns out.
• Felt for rag products.
• Threads.
• Scissors.
• Glue.
• Elastic band for fastening.
• An awl or sharp knife.
• Pencil.
• Colored and velvet paper.
• Decorative beads.

Paper

Making from ready-made pictures is a simple method; schoolchildren can do it without the help of their parents. First you need to download and print a dog head mask template .

The sequence of work is as follows:

1. Print out the sample and carefully cut it out with scissors.
2. Lay out all the elements on paper, trace the outlines with a pencil and cut out.
3. Glue the parts together.
4. Make holes for the eyes using a sharp knife.
5. Make eyes, nose, tongue, eyelashes from colored paper.
6. Carefully glue the listed parts or secure them with a stapler.
7. Use an awl or sharp knife holes for elastic bands.
8. Insert an elastic band or rope and secure it.

To make the paper puppy's ears hang cutely, 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 is soft and durable material, products made from it are strong and last longer than paper accessories. Work on a mask begins with a pattern.

1. The printed template must be attached to brown or black felt, outlined with chalk, outlining areas for the eyes, and cut out.
2. Separately, you need to prepare blanks for the ears, a fragment for the mustache and the nose. To do this you will need pieces of black and light material.
3. 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.
4. Now on the stitched base you need to glue the ear parts, an element for the mustache.
5. The black nose is glued to light felt in the center and decorated on the sides with black beads. In the sample under consideration there are three of them on each side.
6. When the mask is assembled, it needs to be placed under pressure for 2-3 hours so that all the parts are securely set.
7. The final stage is to sew elastic bands or fastening ropes on the sides.

Plastic plates

Original accessories for carnival and New Year's party are obtained from unexpected objects. 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, a white plate needs to be tinted gray or brown tint. Watercolor paints are used for this.

While they dry, 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 be fixed below wooden stick so that it is convenient to hold the mask. The stick can be replaced with an elastic band.

Video tutorial on making a mask