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January 6, 2012

Polar Bear Masks

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We’ve been learning about Polar Bears this week and to go along with all the books we’ve read we decided to make Polar Bear Masks. They turned out so cute and my boys just love them!

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Supplies you will need:

  • paper plate
  • white tissue paper
  • school glue
  • white cardstock paper
  • empty plastic fruit cup
  • white acrylic paint
  • black marker
  • large black pom-pom
  • glue gun (adult use only)
  • craft knife
    (adult use only)
  • scissors
Directions:
1. The most difficult part about making our polar bear masks was making the holes in the paper plate for the eyes. I traced a small circle for the eyes and then used a craft knife to cut them out. This step must be done by an adult.

2. For the snout we used an empty plastic fruit cup. I also used it to make the ears by tracing it onto a piece of white card stock paper, cutting it out and then cutting the circle in half. This makes the two ears.

3. Paint the clear fruit cups with white acrylic paint and let them dry completely. They may require 2 coats of paint. 

4. While the snout was drying, we put school glue onto a section of our paper plate and then placed white crumpled tissue paper squares all over the glue. Do this on every section until the paper plate is covered. We opted to not put tissue paper where the snout was going to go, but I don’t think it matters which way you do it.

5. Next glue the ears to the back of the paper plate.

6. Once the snout is dry, draw a bear mouth on the bottom of the cup with a black permanent marker.

7. Use a glue gun to run glue around the bottom rim of the cup and glue it down onto the polar bear face. Also use the hot glue gun to glue on the black pom nose. (Adult supervision required with use of a hot glue gun.)

8. To finish the mask, simply punch holes onto the sides of the paper plate and tie a knot on each end with a piece of string or yarn. They turned out so cute and my boys gave them a thumbs up!

Another idea instead of using string would be to glue a large craft stick to the bottom and they could just hold the mask up to their face. Or I think they would be cute using large wiggly eyes for the eyes and not making them masks. So many possibilities. 

Here are the books we’ve been reading:
Polar Bears by Valerie Bodden
Where Do Polar Bears Live by Sarah L. Thomson
Sleepover Larry by Daniel Pinkwater
The Biggest Thing in the World by Kenneth Steven

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  1. Tonii says

    January 6, 2012 at 1:02 AM

    These masks are absolutely adorable!! I am definitely going to steal this idea, thank you so much for sharing. I LOVE the pom pom nose πŸ™‚

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  2. Sonya at The Three Bears Get Crafty says

    January 6, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    Wow, these turned out great!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    January 6, 2012 at 1:37 AM

    This looks amazing!!! I love it!!
    What a lovely collection of books too! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  4. rebekah says

    January 6, 2012 at 1:37 AM

    Whoops! πŸ™‚ I clicked anonymous! πŸ™‚ ^^^^

    Thanks for sharing! πŸ™‚ x

    Reply
  5. Michelle says

    January 6, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    This is so cute, Emily loves when we use plastic containers in our art projects. I think we are going to need a polar bear week! Thank you for sharing and linking up to stART πŸ™‚

    ~Michelle

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  6. Michelle says

    January 6, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    This is so cute, Emily loves when we use plastic containers in our art projects. I think we are going to need a polar bear week! Thank you for sharing and linking up to stART πŸ™‚

    ~Michelle

    Reply
  7. Little Wonders' Days says

    January 6, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    This is over the top cute!! Love it.

    Reply
  8. Lorie says

    January 6, 2012 at 2:03 AM

    So cute! I knew there was a reason I was saving those fruit cups…

    Reply
  9. Rachel Kaylynn says

    January 6, 2012 at 3:50 AM

    Cute! Pinning these to my winter unit board, hopefully we'll find time to make them.

    Reply
  10. Cari and Cortnee @ Two Sasters says

    January 6, 2012 at 4:17 AM

    Soo cute!!

    Reply
  11. Brimful Curiosities says

    January 6, 2012 at 4:39 AM

    Those masks are terribly adorable. What fun they must be to wear! Especially love the fruit cup noses.

    Reply
  12. The Bishop Family says

    January 6, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    Ok, I squealed with delight when I saw this post!!!!!!!! I absolutely love this craft. We are doing this next week for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    [I realize there are like 20 exclamation points already on my comment, but I had to use that many!!]

    BTW- I feel we would be great friends if we were next door neighbors. I agree with your post on my blog. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years.

    Reply
  13. "The Kids Place" Home Daycare and Preschool says

    January 6, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    Love this!!! We will be making this one. What a cute craft. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    January 6, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    I love this idea! We have a polar bear book so we will read it first and do the craft after that, thanks!

    Reply
  15. CIndy says

    January 6, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Love this! I know my kiddos will too!! Perfect timing because we are reading about polar bears this week! I just reserved a couple more of your book suggestions at the library!! Thank you!! Another cute book is Panda and Polar Bear by Matthew J. Baek. We did a story art project with it that I hope to post next week!

    Reply
  16. JDaniel4's Mom says

    January 6, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    This is super cute! JDaniel was just talking about polar bears this morning! We will have to read these book and make the mask.

    I pinned this post!

    Reply
  17. Kelly says

    January 6, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Super cute! I have all the supplies and will be doing this with my kids soon. Thanks for linking up to my party!

    Reply
  18. chelle says

    January 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Very cute polar bear!! I'm always saving those little cups from fruit, pudding, or yogurts…so far we have just used them for paint/glue cups but now diff have to set one aside for this project πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  19. Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com) says

    January 7, 2012 at 1:29 AM

    These are SUPER cute!!!!!! LOVE them. I am totally going to use these with my bear crazy boy =-)
    Beth (TGIF)

    Reply
  20. Marissa says

    January 7, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    These are adorable! I think we may try this craft this morning!

    Reply
  21. Camille Griffiths says

    January 7, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    That mask is too cute!! I definitely need to do this with my daughter, she loves polar bears.

    Reply
  22. Jo says

    January 8, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    Your blog has been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award; not President! Go to my blog to learn the details and receive your reward.

    http://mrsnthebookbug.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  23. Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says

    January 8, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Ah, did I ever mention that Polar Bears are my FAVE animal? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them & this craft!

    Thanks for sharing on the Sunday Showcase! I shared on FB & Twitter & will be pinning to my Bear Board on Pinterest too! πŸ™‚

    Bern

    Reply
  24. Ally @momstownteach says

    January 8, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Such a cute and fuzzy mask! I also love the Snowy's Special Secret polar bear story – here's a link if you don't know that one… such a sweet story of mom and child love!

    http://momstown-artsandcrafts.momstown.ca/node/459

    Reply
  25. The Evans Family says

    January 9, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    So, so cute! I can't wait to make them.

    Reply
  26. Katie says

    January 11, 2012 at 5:36 AM

    These are A D O R A B L E!!!! Pinning these and thanks so much for sharing those books, I haven't read any of them, and I would love to get some books on polar bears! Thanks for linking up with thrifty Thursday!

    Reply
  27. Barbara says

    January 12, 2012 at 2:40 AM

    These are SO sweet. I'm definitely making these with my Grade 1 class. Thank you!

    ❀Barbara❀
    Grade ONEderful

    Reply
  28. Vicky says

    January 12, 2012 at 4:00 AM

    Wow, these came out great! I am excited to try them with my little ones. Thanks! Visiting from I Can Teach My Child. Vicky from Mess For Less

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  29. Barbara says

    January 13, 2012 at 2:54 AM

    Hi again,
    I'm really enjoying your blog. Gave you a shout out on mine πŸ™‚
    Have a great day!

    ❀Barbara❀
    Grade ONEderful

    Reply
  30. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

    January 13, 2012 at 3:38 AM

    Super cute! I found you via For the Kids Friday and am a new follower. I have a new meme called Thematic Thursday and this week's theme is Winter/Snow. I'd love to see this post linked up. Find Thematic Thursday here.

    Reply
  31. Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com) says

    January 13, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    I featured this at TGIF Linky Party #12 – as it is your second feature feel free to email me at livinglifeintentionallyblog @gmail.com to get your special featured more than once button =-) Thanks for sharing your creativity with the rest of us & I can't wait to see what you link up this week!!!
    Beth =-)

    Reply
  32. Natasha says

    January 14, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    This is being featured on this weeks Serenity Saturday link party
    Feel free to grab an 'I've been featured' button

    Hope to see you there again this week
    http://serenityyou.blogspot.com/search/label/Serenity%20Saturday

    Natasha

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  33. artsy_momma says

    January 15, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    So cute Rachel! I am going to have to check out that last book for sure…. I just LOVE all your paper plate crafts πŸ™‚

    Reply
  34. Ally @momstownteach says

    January 19, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    Adorable! Another polar bear book I love is called Snowy's Special Secret -it even has fuzzy touch and feel bears!
    Thanks for linking up to momstown arts and crafts!

    Reply
  35. Anonymous says

    January 31, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    It is Winter Animals this week. I teach 3 year olds. We are going to make these this week. Thank You so much for the idea πŸ™‚

    Reply
  36. equipo: Hannah/Noah/Hilke says

    February 16, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    Really chute!! and a nice good understanding tutorial!

    Reply
  37. Anonymous says

    February 18, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    Thanks, we had a success at the Bellinzona Carnevale with them.

    Reply
  38. Alison Hyndman says

    April 17, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    These are adorable! I am doing a grizzly bear day so I will adapt these to brown masks< I'm sure they will be as cute.
    Thanks for sharing your ideas,

    Alison Hyndman πŸ™‚

    Reply
  39. Cari Baumbach says

    December 11, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    These are absolutely adorable. My daughter enjoys making masks. These are perfect for this time of year.

    Cari @ Reach For The Star Berries
    Reach For The Star Berries

    Reply
  40. Cindy deRosier says

    January 8, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    I'm the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your polar bear mask! You can see it here:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/polar-bear-mask/

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, we'd love it if you would submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful project idea!

    Reply
  41. amal sania rida says

    February 13, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    I made this mask at home n it was truly amazin i wanba send u a pic ov it how can i?

    Reply
  42. Mary says

    March 5, 2017 at 2:06 PM

    These are very cute – but I noticed the picture of the children wearing the mask look different than the original – Did you use 2 paper plates (or one &1/2)? They look longer and less rounded..

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    • Rachel says

      August 30, 2017 at 4:01 PM

      When you tie them in the back and the child places it on their head they do look longer and less rounded. I don’t think there is a way around that.

      Reply

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