Venetian mask

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Venetian mask

This childrens craft is a good pretext to discover the Venetian Carnival and its traditional masks. It is a great costume for a childrens party, a school play or Carnival

Venetian mask

Ventajas

To develop coordination
To develop creativity
To know traditional celebrations better

Materiales

A cardboard dish
Beads or sequins
Scissors
Paint
Glue
Crepe paper
A stapler
Elastic thread

Pasos a seguir

Cut out the cardboard dish following the model of the photo. Hollow the eyes. Paint the mask white

Venetian mask paso 1

Cut out one or several big crepe paper stripes (about 40-30 cm). Make fringes in the stripes up and down.

Venetian mask paso 2

Bend the stripes along in two. Gather the stripes and staple to the top of the mask.

Venetian mask paso 3

Put glue following the mask outline and glue beads and sequins to decorate it. Wait until it is dried.

Venetian mask paso 4

Cut out two stripes of paper and staple it to the sides of the mask. Put the two stripes together making a ring of the size of your head. If you prefer it, you can also simply tie a piece of elastic thread to the sides of the mask.

Venetian mask paso 5