We saw a photo of this super easy egg carton mask in an old book at the library (I wish I had written down the name!) a while ago and we have been dying to make them every since. We had a go on the weekend and they were so much fun to make an wear that we had to share them with you!
All you need is an egg carton, scissors, some paint or markers (we used fluro water colour blocks given to us by Micador), some string and tape or stapes.
The cutting of the masks is a little bit fiddly and needs to be done by an adult with a sharp pair of scissors.
To begin with, cut off a section of egg carton that contains two egg complete holes, and two half egg holes so that you get a complete spike between the two sets of holes.
Then trim the edges of the section of egg carton until you have two complete egg holes and the spike. Now you can see the mask taking shape with two eyes and a nose!
Next comes the really fiddly part – make a hole and carefully cut out the centre of each egg hole to make eye holes.
You can be as creative as you like cutting eye-brow and ear shapes into the sides of the pieces of egg cartons.
Now it is time to decorate!
We painted ours inside and out but you could use markers or even collage. Adding frilly paper eyebrows would be fun!
Once the paint is dry simple tape or staple a length of string to each side, tie them on and you are ready to go!
Is it just me or do these masks make us look a little creepy?? Cool… but creepy!
Jackie@My Little Bookcase says
Oh, not creepy at all. Just cute and bird-like!
I think these masks would be great for re-enacting Phoebe’s Fabulous Feathers by Rod Clement
katepickle says
I keep thinking how cool they would be as bird masks with feathers! The teacher in me is seeing a bird dance or song for an end of year concert! LOL
Memery says
Thank you so much, I just got what I need for my year-end concert, my class will perform an item “bird expressions” and this will be perfect for the masks I have been looking for!
Kate - An Everyday Story says
Oh my goodness they are just toooooo cute. Definitely not creepy. Really really cool :)
Rachel | Racheous says
I’m totally agreeing with creepy – but in the best way! Awesome idea and funny photos :)
katepickle says
Yes! Creepy in a cool way… but still creepy! LOL
Penny says
This is sooo awesome Kate! I want to make an owl mask. Perhap I could add some feathers!
katepickle says
ooh they would make great owl masks! I bet if my girls had been home that is what they would have made as they are nuts about owls!
Kate says
Great masks! Love the bright colours
Elise @ Creative Play Central says
Now whenever I look at an egg carton I am going to visualise your awesome masks! Love the colours and how they turned out. Sharing this now.
Lauren says
How fun is this?! We are totally making these once we finish our eggs. ;)
katepickle says
We don’t buy eggs (we have 14 laying hens) so I had to go ask a friend if she had any egg cartons so we could make these! LOL
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile says
How awesome are these! Love them! And you guys definitely don’t look creepy… Very cute!!! Xx
Meredith @ Homegrown Friends says
Oh I love these so much!! And yes a little creepy but in a fun way :-). I’ve shared and pinned! As always thanks for the inspiration !!
katepickle says
They really are kinda creepy…. fun creepy… but still creepy! LOL
jackie says
Wow! They’re awesome Kate. And yeah, a little creepy. lol
katepickle says
So glad I am not the only one who can appreciate some awesome creepiness! LOL
Debs says
bahaha, too funny. Yes, a little creepy but still cute and hilarious all in one. We’ve made these as bird masks with lots of coloured feathers before with the preps and I think the feathers take the attention away from the beady little eye holes, lol. Those tempera paints turned out awesomely! Really bright and vibrant at the end even on brownish cardboard.
Debsch @ Cloth Books for Baby says
Ahhhh! LOVE IT! Simple, fun, colourful, and cheap! When do you think my one-year-old will be old enough to hold a paint brush and not eat the paint?!?
:)
Danya Banya says
The creepiness is because it makes all your eyes look closer together than what they actually are. But creepy is good! Especially when it’s combined with cute! It’s fun to dress up a bit cute & creepy sometimes. :)
Kate says
I love this idea and that is uses egg cartons, which most people have at home. You made me laugh when you said they were a little creepy. I guess it suits a Halloween theme. LOL
Jode@mummymusingsandmayhem says
Love these and are doing them tomorrow with my daycare kids! Those pics with your little man and all his concentration are just gorgeous! Have to say though that you really make the mask in your photo…thanks for sharing Kate x
mojca says
Lovely! What sort of paint did you use? Thank you for sharing!
Mojca
Mojca says
Sorry again, which sort of colours did you use please? I see its water paints but is that some fluorescent version?
katepickle says
So sorry I missed your first comment!
As I said in the post they are fluro water colour blocks made by Micador. Here is a link to the product on the Micador web page, hope that helps
http://micador.com.au/Product/1688/Micador-Tempera-Painting-Tray-Fluoro
Mojca says
Thank you very much. Looks like I missed it in the post.
Mojca says
I waited for few weeks, maybe a month, to have the same watercolours delivered from Australia to Germany. And it work. And we did the masks. And it was lovely! Thank you!! <3
devorah says
would any tempera paint work? I don’t have access to this exact type of paint…tia
katepickle says
Yes! Any kind of paint will be fine… these water colours are just dry tempera discs so any tempera paint would work well. :)
Char Cunha says
Great project! Can not wait to do this with my Granddaughter!