Halloween is a fabulous time of year for creating and
crafting. Whether it’s carving a pumpkin and making some delicious spiced
pumpkin soup for the family, or making your own costumes for a touch of
trick-or-treating, there are activities to suit the whole family and children
of all ages.
We all hate to show up to a party wearing the same
shop-bought masks and costumes, so why not start making your own? Halloween
isn’t until the 31st after all… and the kids will love showing off
their home made scary masks. Here’s GaltToys’ suggestion:
What you need:
Galt Play Apron
A protective cover for the surface you will work on
Galt PVA glue
Balloons
Old Newspapers
Galt Paintastics water-based paints
Galt Paint Brushes – one for glue and one for paints
Galt Safety Scissors
An Egg box (with no eggs in!)
Card
1) Squeeze some PVA glue into a container and mix with a little water. Cut or tear your old newspapers into strips around six inches long by one inch wide. Inflate one balloon per mask.
A protective cover for the surface you will work on
Galt PVA glue
Balloons
Old Newspapers
Galt Paintastics water-based paints
Galt Paint Brushes – one for glue and one for paints
Galt Safety Scissors
An Egg box (with no eggs in!)
Card
1) Squeeze some PVA glue into a container and mix with a little water. Cut or tear your old newspapers into strips around six inches long by one inch wide. Inflate one balloon per mask.
2) Paste half of the balloon with your PVA glue mix and
stick your newspaper strips onto the balloon, painting them with PVA glue mix
once in place.
3)
Create your monster face! Use the cup sections of an egg box to make monster
horns or a witch’s chin and cheekbones. Make a hooky nose or spiky hair out of
card, or use newspaper sausages for scary monster eyebrows. More card can make
spiky scary teeth or a monstrous mouth! Use newspaper and PVA glue mixture to
secure the facial features in place. Cover with one final layer of paper (white
or green or orange can be especially Halloween-y!)
4) Allow to dry (you’ll know it’s done when you can knock on
it and it is rock hard). If it appears a little soft, add another layer or two
of newspaper, pasting it each time with PVA glue mixture. Once your mask is
completely dry, pop the balloon and ease it away from the back of your mask.
Trim the edges to make them smooth (a grown up should do this as scissors can
dangerous in little hands). Then, cut some eye holes and a slit for a mouth.
5)
Time to paint! Either paint the whole face or, if you pasted with a background
colour like green, then paint the mask’s features. Black eyebrows, dark red
lips, or a cut and a bruise on your monster's head adds to the full effect.
6) Once dry, coat with a layer of PVA glue mixture to seal
in the colour. When completely dry, an adult can make a hole in either side to
attach elastic or string.
You don’t have to stop here! Make hair with wool or string.
Add a scary beard. Whatever you and your little one can think of is a
possibility.
Now this year, you’ll have a unique mask that stands out
from the crowd.
Happy Trick or Treat-ing!!!!
(Disclaimer: This is a guest post from Galt Toys. I was not compensated for publishing this post in any way.)
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