Hello! My name is Missy. I’m an artist and guest blogger here at PBS KIDS Utah. I remember going over to my cousin’s house when I was about 4 years old. It was the beginning of autumn, and my aunt made us homemade applesauce from apples she grew herself! My aunt and my mom helped my cousin and I create the silliest monster masks out of brown paper grocery bags. We would put them on and look at each other and laugh hysterically. I thought it would be fun to teach you how to make these silly paper bag monster masks.
Supplies:
- One brown paper grocery bag
- Colored construction papers
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Glue
Instructions:
- Open the paper bag and put it over your head. Have an adult help mark where your eyes are. Take the bag off your head.
- Place the bag flat and draw a long rectangle for your eye hole.
- Use your scissors to cut out the rectangle.
- Draw tons of different shapes on the colored construction paper: triangles, circles, half circles, squares, rectangles.
- Use your scissors to cut out the shapes.
- Arrange the shapes on the bag to create a silly monster face.
- Use your glue to attach the shapes to the bag.
- Put your finished monster mask on and go look in the mirror.
Wrap-up:
These monster masks are a great opportunity to experiment. Square eyes, tiny mouth, one eye, no eyes! Anything goes! Be creative in making your silly paper bag monster masks. And have fun!
