Masks
"Masks" is a cultural appreciation lesson. Tessa used liquid starch (actually, Modge Podge...we didn't have any liquid starch on hand) to decoupage tissue paper, wrapping paper and other elements onto a heavy duty oval paper plate. She cut fringe and curled paper (both of which are required techniques for this lesson), added accessories and tied on yarn for hair.
Tessa thought creating her own "African" mask was really cool and had all kinds of ideas of how to use it to scare people. (Too much Scooby Doo, I think.) She didn't do real well decoupaging...she kept missing the edges, but enjoyed making fringe and adding all of the accessories.
Even though I prepared the eye holes, nose, etc. ahead of time, this project ran a bit long. Tessa was ready to be done by the end. I looked at the time stamps on my photos and it took seventy minutes from the time she cut the fringe to the time she added glitter on the cheeks. Add in everything else and I'd say it took about two hours total. A lot of the work was kind of tedious for her.
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| After decoupaging pieces of tissue and wrapping paper onto an oval paper plate, Tessa cut fringe for the top part of her mask. |
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| Tessa curled strips of paper she cut by wrapping them around a paint brush. |
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| Using a newly mastered skill, Tessa tied on multi-colored yarn for hair. |
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| Tessa raided her craft kit for cool accessories to add to her mask. She came up with the idea of using a feather for the mouth. As a final touch, she used red glitter to color the cheeks. |
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| Tessa's completed mask, which she absolutely adores. |
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