Cardboard Masks

What to do at the end of the year? This is always a tough one.  The kids are burnt out and keeping them interested can be a bit of a challenge.  It's also a good time to use the donated materials that have been taking up space in my room.  So this year I decided to make wild masks with my 3rd graders.  I really liked the end product, and so did the kids.  

We only used recycled materials to construct our masks.  

Materials:

Cardboard

Rope

Egg Cartons

Bubble wrap

Fabric

Paint

Liquid Glue

Oil Pastels

The kids came up with 3 different design sketches.  We talked about leaving room for the eye holes and a place for their nose.  They picked their favorite design and drew it onto their cardboard.  We talked about making these really large and keeping it simple.

The hardest part was cutting out the main design.  This is where my xacto knife and I came to the rescue. I definitely gained some arm muscles cutting some of these out. 

They had a great time adding all the materials to their masks. It was interesting to see the students get really interested in textures, height, layers, space, color, etc.  

Overall, I think it was a fun way to end the year.  I definitely enjoyed seeing their proud grins underneath their wild masks.