Mardi Gras Masks!

Hi Everyone! For Mardi Gras this year I suggest making some easy masks that are fun for the whole family. You can also make these anytime of year. We made them on New Year's Eve and it was a lot of fun. All you need are a few craft items of your choice and your creativity. I suggest using glitter, feathers, sequins, ribbon, anything!

To prep for this activity, go buy some plastic masks. We bought the type of plastic mask with the elastic strap. To make the masks more fun, I suggest cutting out the strap and attaching a small stick to the mask, so you can hold it to your face. I also suggest using old newsprint to protect your table from any glue or excess glitter.

Once the glue has dried, (I suggest giving it a few hours) then it is time to create! We bought ribbon that had an adhesive side so we had one less element to glue.

Here are some examples of our masks:

If you want to make the mask decorating a competition, then have everyone vote at the end to decide who made the best mask. We just set all the masks on the table and wrote everyone's name. You can also put a number for each mask, if you want them to remain anonymous.

I hope you have a lot of fun creating your masks! We certainly did!