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Mask Activity

Headdress Mask - Egyptian

Suitable for:

Primary/Seconday Levels

Materials:

Jo Sonja Rich Gold Paint, Acrylic Wool Black, Vipond Paint Black, Printing Foam, Metallic Yarn Gold, Foilboard Gold, Craft Punch, Cover Paper Black, Liquid Glitter Gold, Low Melt Glue Gun, Jewels & Supertac

How to Make a Headdress Mask:

1. Paint the face of the mask with Jo Sonja Rich gold and set aside to dry.

2. Paint the headdress section of the mask with black Vipond Paint and paint the lips, eyebrows and around the eyes with the black paint.

3. Create four long plaits with 1 metre lengths of black wool and gold Metallic Yarn. Tie each plait off with gold Metallic Yarn.

4. Glue black wool on to the forehead of the mask for the fringe and then glue the four plaits of wool over the head.

5. Draw a design on to Printing Foam and create multiple prints of gold paint on to black Cover Paper. Set aside to dry.

6. Cut the multiple prints out and glue them around the headdress section of the mask.

7. Use a Craft Punch to punch out a shape from small squares of gold Foilboard. Glue these squares and punched out shape around the headdress section of the mask.

8. Finish off with Liquid Glitter dots and a jewel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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