Craft a Paper Jack O'Lantern Mask

Transform a regular white paper plate into a pumpkin mask using orange tempera paint, black markers, scissors and an elastic cord – scary enough to get lots of treats!

What You Need:

• White paper plate
• Orange tempera paint
• Paintbrush
• Black marker
• Scissors
• Elastic cord
• Pencil
• Hole punch

What You Do:

1. Lay the paper plate face down. Draw two triangles for the eyes and one triangle for the nose.
2. Draw the mouth of the pumpkin. Draw scary teeth made up of triangles to create a jack-o-lantern.
3. Carefully cut out the eyes, nose and the mouth with a pair of scissors. To start the cut, help puncture a hole in a corner so scissors can fit in to cut along the lines.
4. Paint the entire pumpkin orange with tempera paint. The teeth can be left white or painted. Allow the paint to dry completely.
5. Use a marker to draw around the two triangle eyes, nose and the teeth. Give the pumpkin face eyebrows.
6. Measure the mask against your child’s face to figure out where the elastic band should be placed. Once he can see through the eye-holes, use a pencil on the ribbed edge of the plate to show the best place to put the elastic cord. Mark both sides.
7. Punch out both pencil markings. Tie a knot with the elastic band through both holes.

Let the trick-or-treating begin!