How to Make a Paper Rooster Mask

Create a rooster mask and teach children to say, "Cocka doodle do!"

Create rooster crafts as part of a lesson about farms or to prepare preschoolers for a field trip to a farm. Celebrate Easter or spring by making a rooster mask with paper products. Have the children wear their masks and make the rooster sounds, teaching them about the rooster's importance on a farm. Read books about roosters and talk about the differences between roosters and hens.

Things You'll Need

• 1 sheet of white or light brown card stock
• Pattern (optional)
• Pencil
• 1 sheet of red construction paper
• 1 sheet of yellow construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Hole punch
• 2 pieces of heavy-duty string

Instructions

1. Draw or trace the outline of a rooster face on card stock. Make the rooster face big enough to cover the child's face. Draw ovals for the eyes, and draw feathers around the outside of the face.

2. Cut out the face and feathers outline from the card stock. Cut out the holes for the eyes.

3. Trace the child's hand on red construction paper to create the comb for the top of the rooster's head. Cut out the comb, and glue it to the top of the card stock.

4. Draw or trace a wattle for the bottom of the rooster's face on red construction paper. Cut out the wattle, and glue it to the bottom of the face.

5. Draw a small triangle on yellow construction paper to create the rooster's beak, and cut it out. Glue the beak onto the face.

6. Make two small holes on the outer edges of each side of the mask. Knot a piece of string around each hole. Place the mask on the child's face, and tie the two strings together to keep the mask in place.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are not confident in your drawing skills, use a pattern to create the rooster's face.

Resources

• Artists Helping Children: Chicken Mask Pattern