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Make it with everyday materials! Halloween mask ideas and DIY tips

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Handmade masks that add a dazzling touch to your Halloween costume.

Become the star of the Halloween party cyaimasu! From masquerade masks to zombie masks and unique designs that highlight your mouth your way, we’ve got plenty of how-to ideas.

Many can be made with basic materials you already have at home! If you make them with your kids, both adults and children will have fun creating a one-of-a-kind mask.

In this article, we’ll introduce easy ways to get started with DIY masks.

Make It with Everyday Materials! Halloween Mask Ideas & DIY Tips (21–30)

Anpanman

Easy in 5 minutes ⭐️ An Anpanman mask you can make with your child!

Anpanman

Let your kids enjoy Halloween easily with a hugely popular Anpanman mask! Just prepare colored construction paper that matches each part of Anpanman’s face, then cut and combine the pieces—it’s simple.

Since Anpanman’s face has lots of circles, making clean shapes can feel a bit tricky.

But you can easily draw circles by placing the rim of a mixing bowl or the bottom of a jar on the paper and tracing around it with a pen.

Once you’ve made each piece, just look closely at the layout and assemble the face.

It’s much easier than baking Anpanman’s face!

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No-Face

Handmade! I tried making a performance-use 'No-Face' mask! *Unplanned, slapdash craft♪

No-Face

Let’s try making a mask of No-Face, the character from Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away! Since No-Face looks like it’s already wearing a mask, it should be easy to picture how to make one.

The simplest method is to cut white construction paper and draw the facial markings.

Another option is to attach white air-dry clay onto a piece of cardboard to create a mask base.

This approach captures a more impersonal, mask-like feel than paper alone.

Once the mask is done, just drape yourself in black fabric to complete the full-body look!

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Make It with Everyday Materials! Halloween Mask Ideas & DIY Tips (31–40)

Crow Mask

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Crow Mask

At first glance it looks like a crow, but in fact this is a reproduction of the plague mask that physicians actually used during times when infectious plague was rampant.

Using soft cosplay crafting COS board, cut it according to templates for a crow’s face and beak.

Glue the pieces together with instant adhesive and a fixing spray, then add surface patterns with a soldering iron and hot glue gun.

Attach an elastic band, and finish by painting with lacquer spray and the like to create a weathered look—then your eerie, unsettling crow mask is complete!

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bat

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bat

Bats often appear in Halloween displays and help create a spooky atmosphere.

Seeing them flying through the city at night can feel a bit scary, right? But if you turn that scary bat into a mask, it works perfectly as a Halloween costume! Rather than making just the bat’s face into a mask, it’s recommended to use the bat’s entire silhouette as the mask.

Cut the face, body, and wings out of a single sheet of paper, and make holes in the wing area so you can see forward.

You can leave the holes as they are, but adding colored cellophane will make it even creepier! It’s also recommended to use different colors for the left and right sides.

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jack-o’-lantern

Let's try making one for a Halloween party♪ A pumpkin mask

jack-o'-lantern

Speaking of Halloween, jack-o’-lanterns—the pumpkin ghosts—are a must! If you have orange construction paper or cardstock, you can easily make a jack-o’-lantern mask.

You can simply cut it into a pumpkin shape, or fold the paper into a pumpkin shape like origami—that works great too! When you fold it like origami, it gives the mask a slightly bumpy, three-dimensional look.

You can just draw the black eyes and mouth, but since it’ll block your view, I recommend at least cutting holes for the eyes!

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Michael

The mask of Michael Myers from the movie Halloween!

Michael

Michael Myers, commonly known as Michael, is a killer who appears in the 1978 film Halloween.

His mask—featuring pale white skin and drooping eyes—gives a distinctly eerie impression, making it a great choice for a Halloween mask.

At the same time, compared to other Halloween masks with protruding eyes or covered in blood, Michael’s mask is a bit more subdued in its scariness.

For that reason, it might be a good option in situations where you want to tone down the horror vibe, such as around people who aren’t fond of scary stuff, or in environments with children or older adults.

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Monster mask

[Halloween Craft] Monster Mask — A Handmade Costume Using Paper Plates 👻🎃

Monster mask

The expressions of children peeking into holes during play are so adorable.

These Halloween masks are easy to make with paper plates.

Cut out the nose and eye areas of the paper plate, then paint it and let it dry.

Use the leftover cut pieces of the plate to make ears or eyes, and glue them on as you like.

Attach a chopstick as a handle, and your mask is complete.

You can also make monsters, jack-o’-lanterns, and witches, and set them up as a photo spot to make it even more fun.

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