Milk Jug Mask

This was a really fun project. I did a little research so I could get some ideas of what African masks looked like and what they were designed like. Once I had a few ideas I cut out the shape of mask I wanted out of an empty milk jug. I used a sharp knife to cut if out because I felt that I got smoother edges compared to scissors. Once it was cut out, I used masking tape to cover the entire surface, this gave it a little texture. Once it was covered in tape, I painted mine using tempera paints. I knew I wanted mine to be simple and not a ton of colors, so I painted the entire face one color and then added other colors when creating the design. This was fun and fairly easy and would be a great project for older elementary kids.  There are so many different shapes of masks you can make and then they can paint whatever African design they like.