In the life of every child there are holidays and fun activities. To stand out from the rest, it is worth considering a festive outfit. Having made masks with your own hands for children, you can get an original and unusual costume. It remains to add details to complete the image and you can go to the party. Let's consider how to make masks correctly.
Superheroes
Well, which of 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 made very simple. You will need white or color cardboard, scissors, paints, felt-tip pens and elastic. Draw with a pencil the future workpiece and cut it out. After that, proceed to decorate the base, paint with paints of the desired color and add details. Look at the photo. This is what a mask for a superhero child might look like.
Some of them are plain, such it is easier to cut out of color cardboard. It is possible to paint with paints, it is better to draw fine details with a felt-tip pen. It is useful to connect children to this process, it will be very entertaining for them. After completing the design, you need to pass an elastic band into the blank for fixing on the head. In such a bright original mask, the child will feel confident, especially if the other elements of the costume are further developed.
Carnival
Carnival masks for children will be an indispensable addition to the image. In this costume, you can speak at a matinee in kindergarten or at another special occasion. Everything you need for a carnival accessory can be found in any home. So, let's start, cut out a shape from the cardboard with holes for the eyes. You can draw a shape arbitrarily by hand or using a stencil. To masks for children on their heads were festive, they need to be beautifully designed. To do this, you can use everything that is at home: sequins, rhinestones, beads, rain, feathers and more. An example of such jewelry can be seen in the photograph.
You see that the brighter and more colorful, the more beautiful it turns out. You can use felt for the base, it is more dense, and it will also be better to keep the shape. All decorations are best fixed on hot
silicone glue. To fix on the head, you can use an elastic band or stick a wand on the side.
Custom Solution
Now you will learn how to make a mask for children from improvised means. For example, an option from a paper plate. Materials required:
- plate;
- paints;
- felt-tip pens;
- scissors;
- color cardboard or stickers;
- elastic.
You will get two masks from one plate, because it is cut in half. Then you need to decide on the topic and start decorating. To make it clearer, you can build on the examples that are shown in the picture below.
Apparently, there is nothing complicated in this process. If you decide to make an image of the animal, then just glue the ears, nose, antennae and mask ready. To attach the base, use an elastic band, a stick (as in the picture). If you use a color plate, then there is no need to paint it, but if the plate is white, you will have to paint it. You can attract kids to this process so that everyone is satisfied.
Soft animals
An excellent material in the role of the basis for an animal mask for children can be felt. This is a soft, dense and natural material that can be found on the shelves of needlework stores. The advantages of felt are its elasticity and the ability to easily cut with scissors. Animals are very well made from felt because of the bright colors of the material.
Additional parts are attached to the base with 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 a thin elastic band. You can complement the image with a felt tail and gloves, the baby will definitely not go unnoticed.
Sewn masks
DIY Christmas masks for children can become even more interesting and voluminous. The most successful choice will be the images of animals. Decide on the image and prepare the necessary materials:
- the cloth;
- scissors;
- synthetic winterizer or cotton wool;
- beads;
- fishing line.
Start by making the basics. To do this, draw the desired shape on the fabric, cut and sew, leaving holes for the eyes and filler. Sew better on the wrong side. After this, you need to turn out the base, fill it with synthetic winterizer or cotton wool through the hole. After that, you can begin to manufacture additional parts. It can be ears, nose, eyes. Prepare each part separately, then you need to fill the workpiece with a synthetic winterizer. At the final stage, you need to sew all the details of the future animal with neat stitches. To ensure that the baby mask fits snugly on your face, use a thick elastic band.
Cardboard Masks
As you can see, the material for the manufacture can be diverse. 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 dense cardboard from which the boxes are made. Everyone in the house will probably find a cardboard box for household appliances. This is exactly what she will need to create the foundation. Brown cardboard is good in that it does not need to be painted, so it is great for the faces of a variety of animals. Here, for example, a dog’s face made of cardboard.
Additional details must be attached to such cardboard substrates, in the case of a dog's face, a nose, ears, eyebrows will be required. You can use pieces of foam, cotton or other bulk material. If you draw well, you can mark out the missing details with a black marker: mustache, nose, facial lines. You will also need to fix the fixing elastic, too thin is not suitable for this mask. So that the gum itself is tightly connected to the cardboard and does not break the base, you need to know one trick. Pass one end of the elastic through the hole and tie a piece of foam. Perform a similar action on the other hand, the muzzle is ready.
Image Addition
The mask is only one of the elements of a children's costume. To harmoniously complete the image, you can decorate clothes or pick it up to match. It is worth considering the specifics of the image, complementing it with the necessary attributes. Suppose you want to sew a tail on your panties and put on mittens and paws. At the carnival you need to decorate with sequins a dress or costume. But you can do without it. Just choose plain clothes for the color of the base or its individual elements. A child’s beautiful costume for a holiday does not have to be expensive, an original , hand-made mask and thoughtful details are enough.