Instructional Guide
Introduction
Halloween is a time for both celebration and superstition. Celebrated world over on 31st of Oct, a day that is between autumn and winter, the occasion has grown to become a secular celebration by children of the world. It started in the 8th century when people lit bonfires and wore scary costumes to ward off evil spirits and ghosts.The tradition has morphed into children roaming the neighborhood wearing scary masks and collecting candy treats. It also ushers in the cold winters with sweets and meetings.
Project 1: Paper MachĂŠ Halloween Mask with Mould Materials Required: Face mask moulds Newsprint paper Tissue paper Brush Glue Mix 2 part glue with 1 part water to make a solution. Use a brush to apply the solution to the mask and paper.
1 Apply an even coat of glue solution on the mask. Use small bits of tissue paper to cover the whole mask except the eyes. Apply a second coat of glue solution on top of the tissue paper layer.
2 Apply a layer of glue solution on the mask and paste newsprint paper evenly over the mask leaving the eyes. Coat the layer with glue solution. Repeat steps 1 and 2 after letting it dry for 15 minutes. Do this 4 to 5 times.
3 For features like horns and protruding nose, use napkin swabs shaping them into form. Dip napkin in glue solution and squeeze the extra liquid till it becomes soggy. Shape it like clay and paste it on the mask.
4 After the surface is dry apply an even coat of glue solution. Paste large patches of napkin on the mask Repeat steps 1 and 2 a few times till the newsprint paper below is only slightly visible. Leave it to dry for a day. Once dry, paint the mask in any way you want.
5 Once painted leave the mask to dry for another couple of hours. Gently peel the mask out of the plastic mould. Get help of an adult if required and ask them to cut the edges of to make it smooth. Punch holes on both the sides of the mask and tie strings provided and your Halloween scary face is ready to have fun.
Project 2: Paper MachĂŠ Halloween Mask With Balloon Materials Required: Balloons (not included in pack) Newsprint paper Tissue paper Brush Glue Tape (not included in pack) Mix 2 part glue with 1 part water to make a solution. Use a brush to apply the solution to the mask and paper.
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Inflate a balloon and by Using the glue mixture put layers crumbling paper make shapes of newsprint paper and tissue for eyes, nose, teeth etc. and paper as explained earlier. tape it on the balloon as you like.
3 Once completely dry, deflate or burst the balloon to take the mask out. Smoothen the edges by cutting extra paper. Paint the mask.
4 Punch holes and tie thread and your mask is ready to be worn.
After making the mask the surface can be treated in different ways to achieve different effects. Here the surface was damped with wet tissue paper to give a wrinkled skin. The mouth has been cut to look like a sinister smile.
For this mask, it was painted blue and then dabbed with white color to give it a texture.You can use this to make hair, scales, hide etc. Here the mouth and the teeth were painted afterwards to make it look like a cartoon monster, to make it less scary.
Here is a mask that is a little more serious looking. After making the mask, you can peel of the tissue paper randomly to make it look like torn skin and selectively painting parts and leaving the rest. The big borders for the eyes and the serious expression gives it a horrifying look.
Here is another example of a sinister looking mask, but for this additional parts like horns and eyebrows made out of tissue paper were added separately on to the mask. Also the teeth were painted to make it ever scarier.
This mask was made to look like a skull that can be worn on a face. For this, more tissue paper can be added to certain parts like cheeks, eyebrows, nose bridge etc to make it more realistic. You can sprinkle smaller pieces of thread to give it a unique texture.