Samhain Countdown Day 21

Paper Plate Masks

Samhain is known as a time where the veil between this world and the spirit world is thin. It is thought that spirits, good and evil, walk amongst us. Therefore, costumes and masks were a way to confuse the evil spirits so that they wouldn’t ‘spirit’ you away, so to speak.

How a person decorates their masks is completely up to them.

Here is what you need to make your own;

• paper plate

• paint

• glue

• pencil crayons (coloured pencils)

• markers

• crayons

• fake leaves

• fake flowers

• small plastic pumpkins

• scissors

• ribbon (or use a stick if you don’t want to tie it)

• hole punch

*any other items you want to decorate your this is your art, make it personal

How to create;

• draw desired shape and design on to paper plate (if you want to just leave it round and cut out eyes you can do that too)

• cut out the shape with the scissors

• draw, colour or glue to create your vision

• use hole punch to make holes in the ends of your mask and attach ribbon

  • if you are using this with the stick just hot glue to one side

• wear on Samhain