Over the past month I had the great opportunity to teach kids how to make masks in a few places! The first was part of Children's Peace Theatre's Peace is Possible workshop series.
Pictured here are some of the workshop participants with their great paper mask creations.
And below are some the masks they made up close. We had some animals, and even a Poseidon mask, which were all very impressive.
Pictured here are some of the workshop participants with their great paper mask creations.
And below are some the masks they made up close. We had some animals, and even a Poseidon mask, which were all very impressive.
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Then I moved on to teach a large workshop of about 100 kids aged 4 - 12 with the awesome campers at Allenby Daycare! We had enough time in the workshop that I got to teach them how to paper mache and paint.
Here on the left is the example mask I made for the workshop. All made of paper, glue, tape and paint! I'm not exactly what kind of animal this is, but some of my favourite creations are made up creatures that are a mix of different types of animals. Some of the kids called it a WolfMouse or a BearFox.
I love teaching these workshops because I not only get to teach kids how to make masks but I get to come up with masks like this one.
The kids had so much fun that they left me some really nice messages on the whiteboards when I arrived in the morning. You can see them below, as well as a picture of the HUGE table full of their masks drying in between stages.
Here on the left is the example mask I made for the workshop. All made of paper, glue, tape and paint! I'm not exactly what kind of animal this is, but some of my favourite creations are made up creatures that are a mix of different types of animals. Some of the kids called it a WolfMouse or a BearFox.
I love teaching these workshops because I not only get to teach kids how to make masks but I get to come up with masks like this one.
The kids had so much fun that they left me some really nice messages on the whiteboards when I arrived in the morning. You can see them below, as well as a picture of the HUGE table full of their masks drying in between stages.
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And to end this post, here's a bit of mask inspiration. I'm becoming obsessed with Balinese masks and have some big news about why coming very soon! Stay tuned. Until then enjoy this wild picture.
