The fox, along with the wolf, the bear, is the most famous character in children's fairy tales and fairy tales. In this article, you will learn how to make a fox mask with your own hands and what is needed for this. You will need very little effort, time and materials.

plain paper?

To make an inexpensive mask, buy colored paper for children's art, glue, felt-tip pens and two strings. You will need paper or cardboard in four colors - orange, light orange, red and black. First, cut out the silhouette of the fox's muzzle from black paper. Then, from an orange sheet, cut out another silhouette about one centimeter smaller than the previous one. Next, cut out the silhouette of the nose and eyes from light orange paper. Also make two small triangles for the ears. From black cardboard, make a small triangular nose and mustache. From a red sheet, cut out beautiful thick eyebrows. Glue all parts together. Tie strings on the sides of the fox mask. The mask is ready!

What do you need to make a felt fox mask?

You will need the following materials: hard felt two to three millimeters thick (orange, black and white), thread, needle and elastic. First, on paper, draw a pattern of the fox's muzzle. Cut it out and attach it to the orange felt. Circle the template with chalk and cut out the fox's muzzle already from felt. In the same way, make white cheeks, a nose and white triangles from felt, which you will sew to the ears. Sew cheeks, nose and white triangles to the muzzle. The fox is almost ready! If it seems to you that the mask is not tough enough, then you can sew another layer of felt or cardboard to the wrong side. In this case, your product will not wrinkle much. You can also decorate your fox mask by embroidering a black mustache and eyebrows on it. In addition, it can be decorated with artificial or natural fur.

Fur fox mask

Fur fox masks are incredibly beautiful. To create such a product, you must first cut out the base in the form of a muzzle from thick and durable cardboard. The muzzle can be made voluminous by cutting out additional parts and gluing them together. It is better to connect parts of cardboard not just with tape, but with pieces of paper soaked in PVA glue. After the base is ready, immediately sew the ropes to it for attaching to the head. Then take the fur of red, white and black. Stick it on as shown in the photo. Please note that the direction of the fur fibers should go from the nose to the ears.

What else can you make a fox mask from?

You can make it not only from cardboard, fur or felt. If you want the fox head mask to be strong and durable, then it can be molded from polymer clay. But be aware that this material will need to be baked in the oven to become solid. You can try to make a mask from self-hardening clay, but then it will most likely become too fragile.

Also, fox masks work well using the papier-mâché technique. To do this, you will need to buy a certain amount of art or children's plasticine and mold a muzzle model out of it. Then take a newspaper and tear it into small pieces. Soak these scraps in PVA glue and glue the muzzle. Do this from three to ten layers. Remember, a large number of layers will make your fox mask stronger and more durable.

After all the layers have dried, remove the plasticine from the mask. Now the product can be painted! Acrylic paints are best suited for this purpose. After the paint is completely dry, varnish the mask. Make holes on the sides of the product with an awl and thread the ropes into them. The mask is ready!

Festive matinees in kindergarten or elementary school are often held in the form of theatrical performances. Every child participates in the celebration. For an interesting performance, you need appropriate costumes and head masks. You can buy them in specialized children's stores or make your own.

Various materials are used to make masks. Most often - paper and cardboard. The picture is downloaded, enlarged on a computer screen, then printed.

Sketches can be colored, it is enough for the kid to cut out the model. There are black and white or theatrical coloring masks. These need to be painted with pencils or paints at your discretion. Also in the manufacture of used leather, foam rubber, felt and other materials.

The shape of the masks is also different. Some are made on a wide rim. The image of an animal or a fairy-tale character is glued to the headband, put on the head, while the child's face is not covered. Other sketches hide the face, cuts are made for the eyes. There are respirator masks, gas masks (rubber elements are usually used for their manufacture) or on a stick.

From paper

Cardboard

Leather

From felt

From foam rubber

on a stick

Headband sketches

For girls

When choosing sketches for girls, they prefer funny animal faces. For example, a bear or a bunny with a pink bow, masks in the form of powerful fairies or beautiful princesses.

For boys

A mask for a holiday for a boy depends on the nature and preferences of the child. Some kids like to portray not only kind animals (bear cub, cockerel, piggy, hippopotamus), but also pirates, sorcerers, supermen, villains.

Muzzles of animals

Costumes and masks of forest and domestic animals are a common option for holding a matinee. Some children prefer to dress up as cats, dogs, hares and other recognizable animals (bull, goat, wolf). Others want models of less common animals - a raccoon, an elk, a platypus or a koala.

The universal option is the “mask of the Year”. It symbolizes the animal according to the Eastern calendar. For 2019, the faces of a pig, a pig, a boar are relevant. They can be made not only from paper, but also sewn from fabric. Patterns and sewing patterns make it easy to cope with the task.

Foxes

Hare

Bear

wolf

lion

tiger

Raccoon

crocodile

frogs

fish

hedgehog

Zebras

deer

Leopard

elephant

Monkey

snakes

squirrels

rhino

Turtles

Giraffe

Rats

hamster

polar bear

Panthers

sharks

lizards

Bird patterns

Having selected ready-made sketches, they are saved or copied for subsequent printing, the masks are cut out. Usually they are used for a headband without covering the baby's face. To make a full-fledged mask, you need to make an effort. The specificity lies in the anatomy of the bird's head. You need to separately prepare a template for the head and beak. The bird's beak is glued along the marked lines. Its size and shape depends on the bird - for an owl it will be small and hooked, for a crow it will be long and sharp.

Sparrow

Eagle

Galchonka

owls

Crow

Cuckoos

parrot

Herons

Peacock

insects

Masquerade masks of representatives of the insect world are less popular among children. But they are also suitable for the holidays. And baby centipedes, cockroaches, flies or mosquitoes will stand out among dozens of cats and dogs. Children will love the costumes of Kuzi the grasshopper, Mila the ladybug, Grandfather Sher and Baba Kapa and other friends of Luntik.

Ant

spider

bees

Grasshopper

butterflies

beetle

ladybug

Pictures of pets

Masks are often used for photo shoots. Parents can take funny photos of the child themselves. The image will be created by cat ears with a ponytail, paper glasses, a fun hairstyle.

Mouse, goat or chicken masks are suitable for a theater or circus, when kids are taken to New Year's performances. Older children or parents of preschoolers can make voluminous masks according to the drawings. They are put on the head, close the back of the child's head. Cuts are made for the eyes and nose. As models, children will like the head of a horse, wild boar, donkey.

Dogs

Cats and Kota

Horse

cows

Pigs

Mice

A rabbit

goat

ram

donkey

Rooster

chickens

chickens

ducks

goose

Mask drawings for cutting

There are different patterns that do not always symbolize animals. Children love cool costumes, for such a mask of a plague doctor, a mad genius or a gypsy is suitable. Someone plays evil characters at matinees. In this case, masks with the face of a devil, an old sorcerer or uncle Chernomor will be relevant.

Black and white masks are painted by the children themselves. The advantage of sketches is that the child is creative. His cow is purple and his goat is flowered pink. After the matinee, the organizers arrange competitions for the most interesting or original face mask.

When creating a New Year's image, masks of snowflakes, Santa Claus, Snegurochka or Baba Yaga are suitable. If the child does not want to wear a full-fledged mask, then the ears of a hare, a fox or a bear will suit him.

Emotion masks will convey a joyful or sad mood. They are made in the form of a sun or a popular emoticon.

Cool

funny

Beautiful

Carnival

New Year's

scary

Evil

coloring pages

Sketches

Of great importance are the facial expressions of the mask. Even the most ordinary characters convey a palette of moods. They can be sad and cheerful, kind and evil, surprised and indifferent. This is achieved by drawing the eyebrows (raised, lowered, with a house), a smile on the face, the position of wrinkles, if we are talking about the mask of an old man or an old woman. Emotions are conveyed not only by the faces of people and animals, but also by inanimate images: mask patterns of flowers (bells, roses, daisies), vegetables and fruits (apples, tomatoes, plums).

grandfather

Robot

Indian

Carrots

aliens

Matinees and carnivals in children's educational institutions are a whole event. For children, this is the expectation of a miracle and gifts. For parents - a puzzle how to make a mask of a fox, a bear or another character. But to build an outfit for the holiday is not as difficult as it seems. It is enough to turn on the fantasy and arm yourself with the advice of experienced "dressers". If time or inspiration is sorely lacking, a simple animal mask can be printed.

Fox carnival mask

The fox is the cult heroine of children's fairy tales and the most cunning animal. Against the background of various superheroes and Jack Sparrow at matinees, she still looks advantageous.

To dress up a child in a beautiful costume of this character, it is not necessary to spend money on expensive materials. A beautiful and spectacular fox mask can be made practically from improvised means.

Fox muzzle made of felt

For the product we need:

First we need to draw a future mask on paper. You can also not bother and use the printer to print the finished sample.

When the paper pattern is ready, cut out the details from the desired colors. Do not forget to draw on the fabric from the back, so as not to spoil the front with marks.

In the main part, which will become the muzzle, we make holes for the elastic band. Step back from the edge a sufficient distance so that the felt does not break through during operation. The ends of the elastic are best sewn to the fabric itself.

We decorate the mask with small details. Sew on the nose, the middle of the ears. The mask is ready!

How to sew a fabric mask

To make a cute fox head that will serve more than one carnival in kindergarten, we advise you to spend an hour and sew a fabric product.

Use a soft red or orange cloth. It is optimal if you have pieces of fur. You can use red to finish the main canvas, or you can simply decorate the finished product with pieces of white fur. It all depends on your imagination.

Below is a simple diagram of how to make a pattern. Take measurements from the "model" and transfer them to scale on paper.

It is advised to make slits for the eyes when the whole product is assembled together. So it will be possible to note the convenient location of the eyes of our fox.

According to the same scheme, you can make other heads of animals.

Accessory made of paper and cardboard

If you want to make a simple paper fox face, use the ready-made sketches. It is enough to print a mask pattern on a color printer, choosing the required size of the finished product. To involve children in the creation process, invite them to color the blank in a graphic editor.

We print the painted mask, and then paste it on cardboard. Cut along the contour and make holes for the elastic band. We put it on, fix it and enjoy the result. Fast, simple and interesting.

Festive wolf mask

With your own hands you can make not only a fox face, but also a headdress for an equally iconic hero of Russian fairy tales. The wolf will turn out no less spectacular.

It is very easy to sew a wolf hat with your own hands. To create it, we use the same principle as when sewing a fox's head. Prepare several sheets of felt of the desired colors, paper, scissors, a pencil and other attributes of the creative process.

Stages of creation:

1. We are preparing a paper pattern of details.
2. Cut it out and transfer it to felt.
3. Cut out all the details of the mask and sew to the main part in turn.
4. Between the main part and the “cheeks”, do not forget to attach an elastic band on which our craft will hold.
5. When all the details are assembled together, we overcast the eye slits by hand so that the "layeredness" of the mask is not visible.
6. Ears can be decorated with pieces of fur.

To make a craft with a child, you can use a simplified diagram and print a wolf mask on your head. Paper will make a wonderful product, if you use high-quality material, it is best to use matte photo paper. It is dense and the print on it is clearer.

Use templates-blanks, adjusting them to the desired size.

To make the craft last a little longer, regardless of the type of paper used, stick it on cardboard after printing.

After that, make holes for the elastic band and fix its ends with glue.

Complete the costume with the appropriate details. From fur, you can build a tail, collar or gloves. And the main outfit can be either a specially sewn overalls or a regular sweater with panties.

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A red fox cheat is not the most difficult image that you have to create on the eve of the holidays. The main thing is not to forget about orange-red accessories, and also to make an appropriate mask, by which all guests will immediately recognize that Lisa Patrikeevna is in front of them.

With a lack of time, so as not to waste any effort at all, a paper mask is made in a few minutes. A ready-made Internet template is printed, then holes for the eyes are cut in it, an elastic band or some other ties are attached, and the mask is completely ready.

Fox carnival mask made of paper on the head: instructions, templates

• The task will take a little longer if you don't have the option to print the mask template in color. Then you have to look for a color printer and pay for the printout. And you can paint the black and white blank yourself - with watercolors, gouache, acrylic, pencils or felt-tip pens, in a word, with everything that is at hand. Again, do not forget about the eyelets and ties. By the way, to make the mask denser, it does not hurt to stick it on a cardboard base.
• To show off fox mask made of paper, which is made exclusively by your hands, you will need the most ordinary stationery. And it’s worth starting with the manufacture of a cardboard template, which can be easily printed by finding a stencil on numerous thematic sites.
• Print out template on orange paper and stick on cardboard if you want the mask to be stronger. We cut out the eyes, having previously outlined where they will be located, so that later the child is comfortable and does not have to be corrected periodically fox mask on the face.
• The nose can be drawn, but if desired, it is easy to cut it out of black paper and glue it - so it will stand out more clearly on the fox's muzzle. The same with the ears, the mask can be immediately cut out with them, but the ears cut out separately from colored paper will look more interesting and brighter. They can be made orange, with white or black inner inserts or edging to distinguish them from the color of the muzzle.
• Well, now it remains to attach an elastic band (sew or glue - as it seems more reliable to you) or double-sided ribbon ties that need to be fixed on the sides of the fox muzzle.

• Using the technology described above, you can also make a fun masquerade eye mask. Use the ready-made template, cut it out and decorate it to your liking: trim, for example, with an orange or black edge, decorate with rhinestones, etc. You can fix it with an elastic band or glue a wooden stick.
• Ears can be added to such a mask by attaching them to the head hoop. The ears themselves can be fur with cardboard inserts inside so that they provocatively stick out.

Felt Fox head mask

• A paper template can also be used to make felt fox masks, attaching it to the orange fabric, circling the contour and cutting it out, not forgetting to cut holes for the eyes. Using black and white pieces of felt, cut out the ears and nose, and glue them on with hot glue.
• Fastening - again, any: tape, elastic. Or you can use children's glasses for this purpose, from which you need to remove the glasses, and use the frame by gluing a felt mask on it. This mask is much softer and more comfortable for the baby's face.

Papier-mâché paper fox mask

• Although fox mask made of plain paper, it looks really realistic. It will take time and patience to make it, but the result will be worth it.
• So, the basis of the mask is a cast of the face. You can make a plasticine mask that repeats the relief of your face, or you can work immediately on your face, after smearing it with a layer of Vaseline. Scraps and scraps of paper or newspaper are superimposed on it in several layers, and each layer is smeared with glue.
• Now - the drying process, which takes several hours, during which it is better not to remove the mask so that it does not deform. If you are in a hurry and cannot wait for complete drying, then wait at least until the mask dries slightly so that it retains its shape, and dry with a hair dryer, while remembering to periodically try on to be sure that the mask "fits well".

• And after waiting for complete drying, stick the newspapers from the inside in several more layers so that the mask is stronger.
• Let's move on to the details that can be "Build up" from plasticine: spout, ears, etc. If you made the mask right on the face, then you won’t have to mess around with cutting out the eyes, but if using plasticine, holes for the eyes will need to be cut out. It remains to carefully level the surface of the resulting mask and walk along it with sandpaper.
• The pictorial part is a real painting, which is based on a couple of layers of primer, which needs to cover the mask. Then - paint it with any colors and varnish if desired. Such a mask can not only be used for a holiday, but also saved for many years.

Video: DIY Fox Mask

Kindergartens are preparing another series of children's matinees with masquerade costumes.

In kindergarten, parents are tasked with preparing a mask for the matinee.

Making better masks together with a cardboard child, or from paper.

Each child loves do it yourself.

Especially this process delivers to kid pleasure if at the end of the work a finished toy awaits him - a mask that can be played for a long time.

Naturally, in this creative process, everyone to kid parental help is required.

If a child is old enough, then parents are required to provide overall leadership of the process.

If the child is far from being able to do everything on his own, then, as a rule, parents are engaged in creativity, and child learns and closely follows the magical action - as if, out of nothing, a new toy appears - a carnival mask.

Below are pictures that allow make a fox mask with your children with your own hands.

Pictures must be saved to a computer, inserted into an editor (for example, MS Word), stretched onto an A4 sheet, printed, together with children paint and, if possible, laminate (if not, stick on cardboard), cut along the contour and thread a string or elastic band to fit the head child.

If you have a color printer, then the picture can be colored with the children and on the computer, and only then printed.

To color a carnival mask on a computer, you need:

1. open the carnival mask in a graphics editor (Start - programs - standard - Paint) /

3. save the saved monochrome drawing of the carnival mask as a drawing with a large amount of color (file - save the drawing as 16 colors (or 256 colors))

4. Choosing the fill color of the elements of the carnival mask, you need to colorize the carnival mask element by element.

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