Summer’s over and the kids are back in school, which means it’s time for me to decide if I’m going to volunteer to help with any of the class parties this year. I’m always happy to help, but I never want to find myself the night before the party with no idea what craft or activity I’m going to do with the kids. So this year I’m planning ahead. If any of you signed up to help with your child’s classroom Halloween party I have a great idea for an easy, inexpensive activity those kids are going to love: printable Halloween masks the kids can color in themselves.
There are four different designs: Frankenstein, a pumpkin, a cat, and a Day of the Dead skull. Print them out and let the kids go to town coloring them in. Here’s what they all look like:
You can download each of the mask designs for free at the end of the post. Make sure you print them out on cardstock or other heavy weight paper so they won’t tear.
Once you have them printed, the rest is easy: let kids color them in however they’d like and cut them out. Then use a 1-inch punch to punch out the eyes (if you don’t have a punch, you can let kids cut the eyes out with scissors – they won’t look as tidy, but the kids won’t care). To finish, cut a strip of 1/4 inch elastic to 15 inches and staple it to both sides of the mask.
These masks would be a great activity for a school Halloween party. The only cost involved is purchasing cardstock (if your school doesn’t already have some) and elastic. I used 1/4 inch elastic, and a 15 inch piece was just right for each mask for elementary school age kids. (The 1/4 inch elastic I purchased came in packages of 3 yards, which means you get 7 pieces from each pack. At about $1.50 a pack, that means elastic will cost around $6 for 28 masks.)
It’s also a fun activity to do at home. The masks are easy to make and low on the mess scale.We just used colored pencils, but you could use crayons, markers, or even paint, and then add stickers or glitter if desired. My kids had friends over when I printed out all these samples and everyone had a great time picking their favorite mask and then decorating it to their heart’s content.
You can download the different mask designs here. Be sure to print at 100% or full size. NOTE: All masks except Frankenstein come 2 to a page.
Download the Frankenstein print & color Halloween mask by clicking here.
Download the Pumpkin print & color Halloween mask by clicking here.
Download the Day of the Dead print & color Halloween mask by clicking here.
Download the Halloween Cat print & color Halloween mask clicking here.
The little kiddos at our county fair, a couple of weeks ago, had a “make-it/take-it” opportunity (it was “Kids’ Day”) and this project was one that many of them accomplished…………….evidenced by the large number of masked cuties seen the rest of the day!!!!!!
I love this. Thank you so much for putting this together!
Hello can you tell me where you purchased the big hole puncher for the eyes?
you can find them at any craft store and at walmart or target
What brand punch did you use and where did you get it? The one I have doesn’t punch far enough up to line up with the eyes. Thanks 🙂
Why is it so hard to down load the masks. I did the download but still there is no masks to print.
I could not find a hole punch at Walmart or Target. I did find one at Michaels. Sadly, I bought one that did not reach the eyeballs, do not buy the Fiskar Thick 1 inch. The one that does reach the black eyeball area is the ek tools 1″. I used it on printer paper, so I do not know how it will do with thicker paper. If you can’t find this one, make sure to look at the hole punch from the side to make sure there is enough space to fit about an inch of paper before getting to the black eyeball area of the mask.
I would also like to know the brand of hole punch you used. The one I got from Hobby Lobby won’t reach the eyes on the mask either.
How do I print
i LOVE ALL THE CRAFTS…
We used these at our library Halloween party last night, and they were a hit! I linked back to you in my blog post: http://amomssparetime.blogspot.com/2016/10/family-fright-night-2016.html
These are so cute!! I’m going to link back to you in a Halloween craft post I’m publishing later this week. I love that these are easy enough for smaller kids to color, but older kids can still make them their own!
oh these are so fun! I think I’m going to keep my kids quite happy (AND BUSY) with these! Thank you so much for sharing these!
Hello! i totally love your page.
I have a teacher page on Facebook.
I uploaded your wonderful halloween masks there,
But i credited you ofcourse and your amazing page.
Hope this is ok.
If not please tell me and i will take them away
Hi Tanja! I’m so glad you liked my masks. I would love it if you shared the link to this post on your teacher page so that your followers can click through and download the masks themselves. But please don’t actually upload the templates to FB – my income is based on page views and so when I offer things for free I need the people who want them to actually click through to my blog to get them (otherwise I lose out). Thanks!
The masks are cute, but I cannot support the use of the plastic water bottles as a treat. They are an incredibly wasteful use of plastic, especially at home, where fresh, safe drinking water is readily available.
Thanks so much for sharing these masks! The kids will LOVE them!
I can’t wait to sew your swing tunic. I love the way it move around the body without giving a definite body shape. Great for those areas I don’t want to accentuate.
As for the Halloween masks the grand kids will love to colour those.
Kind regards, Claudette
Thanks for sharing !!