Mighty Masks

crayola supplies

Model Magic®
No-Run School Glue

household supplies

craft sticks
plastic dinnerware (optional)

Why

Mardi Gras can happen year-round with these fanciful faces. Kids travel anywhere in their imaginations and unmask new creatures.

Steps

1. Think up your very own fanciful face mask. You might use an animal or clown face as a starting point, then imagine your own unique details such as horns, fangs, or bright shapes for hair.
2. Shape the base of your mask with Crayola® Model Magic®, leaving two openings for eyes.
3. Craft details such as facial features or ears with different colors of Model Magic. Use a craft stick or plastic dinnerware to shape and add designs and texture.
4. Allow to dry before playing.
5. Optional: With Crayola School Glue, attach a craft stick to your mask to hold it up in front of your face.

When & Where

"The after-school kids kept adding to their masks for a week. Two parents hung the intricate masks in their family rooms."
- Shiara G., family child care provider.

"Kids created names and 'powers' for their magic masks. They asked to do more at our next session."
- Desmond B., neighborhood center volunteer.

Interesting Info

In the popular television series "The Lone Ranger," the title character wore a mask made from his brother's vest.

Safety Guidelines

Costumes & Masks— CAUTION: When children wear hand-crafted costumes and masks, make sure the crafts do not obstruct the child’s vision, hearing, or impede movement. Do not use feathers, fabric, or raffia on wearable costumes and masks because these items do not pass costume flammability tests. Wearable masks are those held in place on the face with elastic, yarn, or other materials. Keep away from open flames.

Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—

Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Modeling Tools—Use the least dangerous point or edge sufficient to do the job. For example, craft sticks, plastic knives and forks, and cookie cutters can cut or carve modeling materials.

Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points