After reading this article, you can make your own beautiful dog mask that you can wear to a carnival or children's party. You will learn several manufacturing methods - from paper, felt and polymer clay. So let's get started.

Paper dog head mask

Making such a mask is quite simple. You will need thick colored paper or cardboard, glue, and scissors. If you don’t have colored paper, you can take plain paper and then decorate it with paints, felt-tip pens or pencils. You can use the template you see below.

First, cut out the silhouette of a muzzle from brown cardboard. Then use pink to make a triangular nose and mouth. Make slits for the eyes. Make eyebrows from black cardboard. Glue all the parts together. The cardboard dog mask is ready! Now all you have to do is sew or glue an elastic band to attach it to your head.

There can be many options for making such a mask. In addition, you can make a three-dimensional muzzle if you make it from triangles, which you then glue together.

DIY felt dog mask

To make masks, it is better to buy thick and dense felt, since such material will wrinkle less and fit better on your head. You can use the template shown above, or draw your own, for example, like in the picture below.

First, cut out the dog's face from brown felt. You can immediately sweep the edges to make them stronger. Make large slits for the eyes. Then use beige felt to make spots around the eyes (this will highlight the look). Then embroider the nose with brown threads or also make it out of felt. It is worth noting that it is better to make the mask itself from thick and dense felt; the eyes and nose can be made from thin felt. On the wrong side, sew an elastic band or two ropes to secure the mask to your head. The felt dog mask is ready! If desired, you can make bangs on your head using faux fur.

How to make a dog mask from polymer clay

Making a dog mask from polymer clay is much more difficult and costly than from paper or felt. But the result is worth it. First, make the shape of the muzzle out of papier-mâché. The mold should be thick enough so that it does not press through when sculpting. Then take the clay and roll it into a thin pancake no more than four millimeters thick. Attach the resulting layer to the papier-mâché mold and smooth it. The clay should sit tightly on the papier-mâché mask. If the layer is torn somewhere, then seal the resulting holes with plastic. Smooth out any imperfections. At this stage, also create a wool texture using a toothpick or awl. Tint the mask with clay powder, dry pastels or shadows. Make holes on the sides. Place it in the oven for half an hour or an hour. Remove the mask and let it cool. Now, if you wish, you can paint the mask with paints (it is better to take acrylic ones).

The dog is the symbol of 2018. At matinees in kindergartens and schools, children wear costumes and dog masks on their heads. Masks are a universal accessory, suitable for girls and boys. You can make them yourself from scrap materials. The process will take 30-40 minutes.

To make a paper mask you will need:

• Paper or cardboard. The thicker the paper, the stronger the product.
• Felt for rag products.
• Threads.
• Scissors.
• Glue.
• Elastic band for fastening.
• An awl or sharp knife.
• Pencil.
• Colored and velvet paper.
• Decorative beads.

Paper

Making from ready-made pictures is a simple method; schoolchildren can do it without the help of their parents. First you need to download and print a dog head mask template .

The sequence of work is as follows:

1. Print out the sample and carefully cut it out with scissors.
2. Lay out all the elements on paper, trace the outlines with a pencil and cut out.
3. Glue the parts together.
4. Make holes for the eyes using a sharp knife.
5. Make eyes, nose, tongue, eyelashes from colored paper.
6. Carefully glue the listed parts or secure them with a stapler.
7. Use an awl or sharp knife to make holes on the sides for the elastic.
8. Insert an elastic band or rope and secure it.

To make the paper puppy's ears hang cutely, they need to be bent at the base and then glued.

There are color and black and white pictures of dog masks on the Internet. . Monochrome images are attractive because children can paint them in any colors, even the most unusual ones.

Felt

Felt is a soft and durable material, products made from it are strong and last longer than paper accessories. Work on a mask begins with a pattern.

1. The printed template must be attached to brown or black felt, outlined with chalk, outlining areas for the eyes, and cut out.
2. Separately, you need to prepare blanks for the ears, a fragment for the mustache and the nose. To do this you will need pieces of black and light material.
3. When the blanks are made, the main blank needs to be finished with two decorative stitches along the entire edge and around the eye sockets.
4. Now on the stitched base you need to glue the ear parts, an element for the mustache.
5. The black nose is glued to light felt in the center and decorated on the sides with black beads. In the sample under consideration there are three of them on each side.
6. When the mask is assembled, it needs to be placed under pressure for 2-3 hours so that all the parts are securely set.
7. The final stage is to sew elastic bands or fastening ropes on the sides.

Plastic plates

Original accessories for carnivals and New Year's parties are made from unexpected objects. You can make an exclusive dog mask with your own hands from disposable plastic dishes.

To make it you will need:

• Disposable plate.
• Cardboard.
• Colored marker or felt-tip pen.
• Watercolor paints.
• Wooden stick or rubber band.

First, the white plate needs to be tinted gray or brown. Watercolor paints are used for this.

While they dry, you need to cut out the ears, forelock, nose, eyebrows from cardboard and paint them in the appropriate colors. Experiments are welcome - a dog with an orange or green forelock will look bold and unusual.

Then holes for the eyes are cut into the base and the cut and painted elements are glued.

All that remains is to fix the wooden stick at the bottom so that it is convenient to hold the mask. The stick can be replaced with an elastic band.

Video tutorial on making a mask

Is your child having a matinee in kindergarten? Or did the school decide to have a themed party? In these cases, sometimes a carnival mask for a child is greatly needed.

Sometimes you need to make it in a short time, but you simply don’t have enough time and energy to come up with something new. In this case, you can use ready-made patterns, ideas and tips.

How to make a dog's face with your own hands

It is known that the coming year 2018 is the year of the dog, which is why templates for this animal will be offered. The dog is distinguished by its obedience and devotion. It would be great if a dog mask would be included in your child’s carnival costume.

Making a dog mask with your own hands is not at all difficult if you use ready-made ideas.

Animal masks for printing on a color printer.

These paper dog models are designed to be printed on a color printer. Such templates represent the simplest option for making animal faces.

After printing the images on an A4 sheet, you should cut them out of the sheet along the contour. After this, the masks should be glued to cardboard so that they do not bend. Then use scissors to cut out slits for the eyes. The masks are held on the head with an elastic band.

You need to thread it through the holes on the sides of the muzzle. The holes for the elastic can be pierced using a hole punch - then they will be smoother. When putting on the product, you should ignore the elastic band.

Muzzles of adult animals:

Puppy face:

These masks are usually loved by children and take little time to make. Their only drawback is that they are printed on a color printer.

Templates for printing on a black and white printer.

If you don't have a color printer at home, you can use black and white samples and then color them.

Paper model of a character from the Bremen Town Musicians:

Yard dog:

You can read below how to make a dog mask from foam rubber with your own hands.

Animal made of foam rubber.

This DIY funny dog ​​mask involves an increased level of complexity and requires effort and time. Therefore, if a product needs to be made in a short time, it is better to use paper patterns.

To make this dog with your own hands, you will need a foam sheet with an area of ​​1 square meter and a thickness of up to 2 cm. The dog is made according to the instructions:

1. First, you should make a base hat for the child’s head. To do this, you will need to correctly measure the circumference of the child's head so that the hat does not put pressure on his ears.
2. From the sheet you need to cut a rectangle measuring 25 cm by 35 cm. Make a dome out of it. This is part of the future muzzle. Coat all ends with glue and glue to the head. Using glue and squeezing with your fingers, shape the nose and the curves of the muzzle. For the lower jaw, you need to use a foam rectangle measuring 12 cm by 14 cm.
3. This dog has rather large cheeks. They are made from circles with a diameter of 12-14 cm. It is necessary to draw the projections of the cheeks on the muzzle with a pencil and glue pre-made circles into them.
4. How to make animal ears? To make ears, you need to cut out 2 rectangles measuring 25 cm by 10 cm from foam rubber. Both future ears should be rounded using scissors. The ears at their ends should be coated with glue and placed on the muzzle.
5. This funny dog ​​head mask has eyebrows. They should be cut from a sheet of foam rubber in the form of a pair of narrow visors 3 cm wide and 10 cm long. They need to be glued above the eyes.
6. For the animal's whiskers, you should cut out a couple of rectangles measuring 25 cm by 10 cm. Similar to the situation with the ears, they need to be rounded. Then cut according to the type of fringe. After this, glue it to the muzzle in the appropriate place in the direction from the nose to the cheek.
7. The dog can be painted in any color at the request of the master.
8. The funny dog ​​with ears is ready!

Examples

A dog made of foam rubber. This is done in the same way as the instructions given.

It’s as if they came out of a fairy tale: cunning foxes and kind bears, snowmen and fragile mice, beautiful princesses and noble knights - what beautiful outfits and masks they have! Have you already figured out how you will celebrate the New Year?

Or are you still racking your brains about who to be at the New Year's party? Or maybe you’ve already found someone to transform into, but don’t know how to make a mask out of cardboard? Don't worry: making your own New Year's mask is not that difficult! The Pustunchik has found such wonderful options for you that you don’t even need to draw - you can just print them out. And after that, stick it on thin cardboard and cut it along the contour.

To ensure that your mask stays well on your head, glue wide strips of paper to the sides at eye level. Try on the mask, holding the strips together with a paper clip. Glue in the right place. Instead of paper strips, you can glue an elastic band by gluing paper rectangles to both ends of the elastic on the inside of the mask.

And now - voila! DIY animal masks for children: Pustunchik has prepared a whole collection! All you have to do is choose :)

Bear mask

Refined aristocratic mouse

Serious eagle owl

Kindly and fearless gray wolf

Sad frog princess

Dog mask

Cute hedgehog

Bunny mask

Sheep mask

cat

Another cat

Crow Mask

Ant mask

Dragon mask

But if you need crane mask, you will have to work hard - print and cut out the diagram, color it like in the picture, and then glue it together correctly. But if difficulties don’t scare you, stick to the plan!

A homemade mask will be even more beautiful if you decorate it with tinsel, rhinestones, sparkles, and ribbons. Imagine, come up with interesting costumes and masks - and then the New Year will bring a lot of positive emotions, unforgettable impressions and give you a real New Year's fairy tale! Happy holidays, original images and bright impressions!