Paper Plate Masks: 62 Creative Ideas

Out of the myriad of things you can do with your upcycled paper plates, mask making seems to be one of the most enticing activities. You can shape out a variety of colorful masks from these simple paper plates including those of animals (domestic or wild), your kid’s favourite cartoon or superhero character or those pertaining to any inanimate objects. The following DIYs would give you an insight of the numerous masks you can make with paper plates.

Paper Plate Masks: How to

On the occasion of Mardi Gras, these homemade masks, would enthral your kid to the fullest.

Paper Plate Mask Tutorial

This colorful personalized mask is a speciality for Purim.

DIY Paper Plate Lion Mask

What can be a better way to introduce your munchkin to the “King of the Jungle”!

Paper Plate Koala Bear Animal Mask

Gluing cotton balls on the paper plate makes the koala bear look more real. You can also teach kids the names of other Australian animals like kangaroo, and dingo with ease by making paper plate masks for each one of them.

Easy and Simple Way to Make a Paper Plate Lion Mask

Give your kid the liberty to scribble on the lion’s face with the shades he likes the most.

Paper Plate Spotted Cow Mask

While teaching your child the “mooing” sound of a cow, have a mask at hand to make his learning process a fulfilling one.

Lion Paper Plate Mask: An Interesting DIY

How to Make a Paper Plate Parrot Mask

You can go for a thinner and more pointed beak if desired.

Paper Plate Animal Mask: DIY Ideas

These pretty cat masks made out of the designed paper plates look amazing.

How to Make a Paper Plate Pig Mask on Your Own

If your baby has decided to be one of the farm animals for his class drama, then you can make this pink pig mask for him to match with his costume of the same color.

Cute Paper Plate Monkey Mask Tutorial

You can even paint cotton balls in brown and glue it on the top to give your monkey a furry look.

Handmade Paper Plate Masks: How to

Paper Plate Farm Animal Masks Craft

You have all the animals of Old Mac Donald’s farm in your kitty———–the pig, sheep, cow and chick.

Paper Plate Pumpkin Mask for Halloween

In case your baby is too afraid of wearing scary looking masks for Halloween, make her a pretty pumpkin mask. You can paint your pumpkin with a combination of orange and red for a more authentic look.

Paper Plate Astronaut Mask Tutorial

Your budding astronaut can fulfill his dreams for a day by flaunting a white and green costume coupled with a matching mask, as shown in the tutorial below.

Spray Bottle Paper Plate Witch Masks for Halloween

The toddlers would have a whale of a time in making this colorful witch.

Paper Plate Vampire Bat: An Exciting Halloween

When you have the witches ready for Halloween, then why should the vampires be left behind!

Paper Plate Black Cat Mask

You can glue a big popsicle stick painted in black at the bottom of the cat’s body for making a mask.

March Lion and Lamb Masks

Paper Plate Polar Bear Face Mask

To make your polar bear look a little colorful, you can dab a little shade of blue on the white cotton.

Printable Paper Mask Giraffe Templates for Kids

The printable templates of several jungle animals ease the mask making process.

Create Your Own Ancient Egyptian Mask with a Paper Plate

The colorful headdress gives this mask a real Egyptian look.

Creative Way to Make Paper Plate Greek Mask

Tiger Paper Plate Mask: An Easy DIY

You can make a paper plate leopard mask the similar way by opting for a brighter shade of yellow.

Paper Plate Wolf Mask Craft

Monkey Paper Plate Face Mask: DIY

You can even try making a gorilla mask in the similar manner, just by changing the color combination to black and grey. Downloading a printable template would help you to get the gorilla’s face accurate.

Avengers Paper Plate Masks

The red and blue paper plate avenger masks would give your little son the opportunity to flaunt his heroics, if he has dressed up as any of the characters from this fictional movie.

Paper Plate Darth Vader Mask: DIY

Your little Star War fan would be delighted to have this Darth Vader mask to show off during Halloween.

Paper Plate Santa and Reindeer Christmas Mask for Kids

These lovely Santa and reindeer masks would indeed be a treat for your little ones during Christmas time.

Paper Plate Animal Mask: Elephant

If you have started a lesson on jungle animals, then this elephant mask could come of great aid to you. You can get the full set of wild animals’ mask done, so that your kid masters the name of all animals that lives in the jungle in no time.

DIY Dinosaur Halloween Half Paper Plate Mask

The dinosaur mask made from half paper plates is another Halloween craft option.

Paper Plate Spider Man Mask

If you have organized a super hero theme for your little hero’s birthday, then make plenty of other super hero masks, following the method highlighted in this tutorial.

Paper Plate Day of the Dead Skull Mask: Step by Step

On the occasion of the Day of the Dead, you can flaunt these colorful Calaveras masks as you march by to pray for the departed souls.

Easy Paper Plate Butterfly Craft

The gems and buttons on the butterfly give it an elegant look.

Way to Make Scary Masks Using Paper Plates

Cute Chicken Mask for Toddlers

To make a pair, go for paper plate hen masks too, keeping white as the background color.

Paper Plate Mask Bird Design

Rather than going for a simple bird design you can even stick dove template on the paper plate and paint it in white.

How to Make a Masquerade Mask with Paper Plates

You would love flaunting this colorful mask at the masquerade party.

Paper Plate Bear Mask Craft

The crumpled look of the brown tissue paper gives the bear a unique look.

Colorful African Paper Plate Mask

Taking cue from the given tutorial you can attain the pleasure of making these masks with a rustic appearance using paper plates.

Paper Plate Duck Mask: DIY

While teaching your preschoolers “Five little ducks went out to play”, having these duck masks in hand would make the learning process fun for them. If you want the kids to make the masks then print out duck mask templates and have them color it with yellow, before gluing them on the paper plate.

How to Make a Paper Plate Batman Mask

If your kiddo has stepped into the shoes of this amazing superhero for his fancy dress show at school, then this handmade batman mask would complement his black outfit well.

Paper Plate Bull: An Easy Activity for Preschoolers

If you are acquainting preschoolers to the animal world then having the kids to color the printable of the animals prior to sticking them on the paper plate would make your task easy.

Paper Plate Clown Making Directions

The rainbow colored pompoms enhances the charm of this paper plate clown.

Paper Plate Dolphin Mask Tutorial

Instead of cutting out the dolphin, as shown in this tutorial, you can even print out a template and stick it on the paper plate.

Chinese New Year Paper Plate Dragon Mask

As you join the carnival on the occasion of Chinese New Year, these colorful dragon masks made from paper plates would be a perfect choice for you.

How to Make Paper Plate Emotion Masks

Making these feeling masks out of paper plates would help you in teaching your toddler different kinds of emotions through the story telling method.

Paper Plate Panda Mask: An Interesting DIY

If you have organized a zoo-themed party for your kiddo’s birthday bash, then this panda mask would be ideal for you.

Paper Plate Easter Bunny Mask Making Activity for Kids

While decorating your house with several handmade stuffs for Easter, you can involve your kids too in this process by engaging them to make these pretty rabbit masks using paper plate masks.

Paper Plate Fish Mask: An Easy How-To

Add a popsicle or a string to it in order to give it a mask like appearance.

Simple Way of Making a Paper Plate Owl Mask

The big eyes of the owl makes it look more realistic.

DIY Paper Plate Monster Mask

To make your mask look more eerie you can paint it in a combination of black and red.

Paper Plate Mickey/Minnie Mouse

Change the pink ribbon to red to make a paper plate Mickey Mouse.

Paper Plate Donkey Mask Tutorial

If you have planned a Winnie-the-Pooh theme for your child’s birthday then this Eyeore donkey mask would definitely form an integral part of your party decor.

How to Make a Paper Plate Bee Mask

You can make holes on the bees face and pull out a string for a mask. You can even go for a Lady bug or other insects’ masks with paper plates.

Winking Paper Plate Leprechaun Craft

This stylish winking Irish fairy mask would look amazing on your child during a fairy theme party.

Rhino Mask with Paper Plates

You can complete the pair by making a hippo mask with paper plates. Color it in pink for a perfect combination.

Handmade Paper Plate Mouse Mask

Flower Mask Making Procedure

How to Make a Zebra Mask from Paper Plates

Paper Plate Raccoon Mask: DIY

Paper Plate Billy Goat Gruff Mask

With all these marvellous tutorials in your kitty you would definitely be able to make varieties of paper plate masks for several occasions. Your kiddos will also be engaged in doing something interesting and fruitful during their summer break or leisure time.