Daily Idea #272: Hand Masks

In the spirit of Purim (which begins tonight) and even though we have our costumes all set, we are making masks for Purim. We try to do it every year as it’s one of my kids’ favorite activities. It’s fun to see the growth of their hands year over year and eventually, we can take the whole cadre of masks and make a giant mask.

All you need is construction paper, scissors, tape or a stapler, and markers to decorate.

Outline your children’s hands on two pieces of paper. Have them cut out the shapes (sometimes they need help with the more intricate sections). Tape or staple the butt of the palms together; the fingers should be pointing outwards and the thumbs can face down or up. Cut eye holes and decorate. You can either secure a stick to your finished mask to hold like a fancy mask or you can use elastic to secure it behind your head (we didn’t do either as we made them more for decoration than for wearing).