How to make a Halloween mask out of paper

Every lesson

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   Lesson 1 · 0:58

   Plan your mask

   Your turn: Fold your plate, measure your eyes with a grown-up, and draw your character.

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   What the film says

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      Hi, I'm Krea! Halloween is almost here. No costume yet? Let's make a mask in ten minutes!

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      Grab a paper plate or some card, a pencil, scissors, tape, and crayons or markers.

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      Fold the plate in half, then open it up. That fold line is the middle of your mask.

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      Now the eyes. A grown-up measures your face with a ruler. How far down your eyes are, and how far apart.

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      Draw two eyes at that spot, one on each side of the fold. Now your mask will fit you!

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      Who will you be? A cat, a monster, a bat, or an owl? I pick a black cat. Pointy ears and long whiskers!

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      Your turn. Fold your plate, measure your eyes with a grown-up, and draw your character. Then press Next.

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   Lesson 2 · 0:54

   Cut it out

   Your turn: Cut out your mask, ask a grown-up to start the eye holes, and add ears, horns, or whiskers.

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   What the film says

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      Scissors time! Cut around the outside of your character. Go slow on the curves.

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      Eye holes are tricky, so a grown-up starts each one. They poke a small hole in the middle with the scissors tip.

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      Then you cut around the eye shape. Hold it up and peek through. Can you see? Make them bigger if you need to.

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      Now look at your scraps! Leftover card makes great ears, horns, and wings.

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      Cut two triangles for my cat's ears. Tape them on the back, so the tape hides.

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      Thin strips make whiskers. A monster could get three horns. A bat gets big pointy wings!

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      Your turn. Cut out your mask, ask a grown-up to start the eye holes, and add ears, horns, or whiskers. Then press Next.

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   Lesson 3 · 0:59

   Color it and wear it

   Your turn: Color your mask, add a stick or elastic, and practice the voice and the walk.

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   What the film says

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      Color time! Go bold. Thick lines and bright colors show up best, even in the dark.

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      My cat gets black fur, yellow around the eyes, and a pink nose. Grab your boldest colors!

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      Now make it stay on. Tape a craft stick to one side, and hold it up. Or a grown-up staples elastic from side to side.

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      Try it on! Look in a mirror. Who is that?

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      Now be your character. What does it sound like? My cat says meow! A monster growls. An owl goes hoo, hoo.

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      How does it walk? Tiptoe like a cat. Stomp like a monster. Flap like a bat!

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      Your turn. Color your mask, add a stick or elastic, and practice the voice and the walk. You made a mask in ten minutes!

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