Handmade masks for children. Practical and fashionable handcrafted design.
Masks are often worn not only by adults but also by children to prevent colds and protect against the cold.
There are many types, such as three-dimensional styles that don’t feel stuffy and pleated styles that fit different face sizes.
Some of you may find that store-bought masks don’t fit your child’s size well.
In this article, we’ll introduce ideas for handmade masks that help children stay comfortable.
We’ve gathered options that won’t tire them out even if they run around energetically or chat a lot, and that can be washed and reused many times.
Try making handmade masks that kids will be excited to wear!
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Handmade masks for children. Practical and fashionable handmade (1–10)
Skin-friendly 3D mask
For your child’s delicate skin, you’ll want to choose a mask made from gentle materials.
For those who care about fabric quality, gauze is recommended! Gauze isn’t just excellent for breathability and moisture absorption—it’s also very durable, making it an ideal mask material.
Since kids tend to get their masks dirty, it’s great to choose gauze that dries quickly after washing.
You can make this without a pattern, so it’s beginner-friendly.
It’s all straight stitching, so a sewing machine or hand sewing both work! The design has no top or bottom, which helps prevent your child from putting it on the wrong way.
Breathable etiquette mask
Many of you may have experienced your child resisting wearing a mask while playing outside.
Since masks inevitably cover the mouth and nose, they can feel constricting.
How about handmaking a “breathable etiquette mask” to help prevent that discomfort for your child? You can use a free pattern, so even beginners can make it with confidence! You’ll make both an outer fabric and a lining.
If you find making the lining troublesome, it’s okay to skip it.
The design minimizes pressure around the mouth!
plane mask
Some of you may have worn a mask while serving school lunches! The flat mask, well-known as a school lunch mask, has a simple construction, so it’s easy to make by hand.
Using a single piece of fabric, you can create it by adding folds as you go.
When making the folds, using an iron will give you a neat finish.
There are very few sewing steps, so it’s easy to make by hand stitching as well.
For children, using gentle gauze fabric or making it with character prints can make mask-wearing more comfortable and enjoyable!
Handmade masks for children: practical and fashionable handmade designs (11–20)
Mask with a mixed design
This is a mixed-design mask that combines the best features of two types: the “Minister Mask,” named after ministers who wore it and known for its vertical expansion and three-dimensional shape, and the “Fish Mask,” named because the pattern looks like a fish.
It’s made similarly to a basic mask, but by making the upper part longer and pinching and sewing the sides, you create three-dimensional shaping at the top.
You don’t need to pinch and sew separately—just sew the pinched sections at the same time when stitching the casing for the elastic, which makes it easy.
A mask that can be made just by sewing straight
Many people probably have a sewing machine but don’t use it much and aren’t great with delicate work.
The great thing about this mask, though, is that it’s very easy to make.
You don’t need a pattern—just cut gauze or another fabric into a rectangle, so a ruler is all you need.
And best of all, the mask can be made using only straight stitches.
It’s a hassle to sew tiny sections or keep changing angles, right? This is a quick and easy idea you can make with leftover fabric.
Character mask
Masks can feel bothersome and annoying even for adults.
For children, they’re even more of a hassle—they might forget to put them on, and younger kids may refuse depending on their mood.
To make mask-wearing a bit more enjoyable and get them to wear masks happily, how about making masks with designs of characters they love? Of course, there are some available for purchase, but depending on the character, they might not be sold.
A one-of-a-kind mask might make them really happy, don’t you think?
Mask with filter pocket
One of the main concerns about homemade masks is their performance, right? Even if you want to make cute, child-sized fabric masks by hand, some people avoid them because of performance issues.
This mask addresses those worries: it’s a mask with a pocket.
You can insert a filter into the pocket and use the fabric mask while replacing the filter as needed—this is a recipe for that kind of mask.
Some young children dislike wearing masks, but they might be willing to wear a cute mask with a filter.