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Craft

Animal mask craft

Mask settings

Choose an animal

Each card shows the face the template prints.

Mask size

Sized so the eye holes sit in front of the wearer’s eyes.

Finish

Print it ready to cut, or as outlines to colour in.

Advanced settings

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PRINT · CUT · PLAYAnimal maskTurn into a lion, a fox or an owl with one sheet of paperYou will needThin card or thick paperScissorsColouring pensString or elasticSticky tapePrint on thin card or thick paper, A4 or US Letter size.1PrintPrint the mask page on thin card or thick paper, at actual size.2Colour it inPrinted the colour-in mask? Colour your animal with pens or crayons. The full-colour mask is ready to cut.3Cut out the maskCut carefully along the dashed line, all the way round the outside of the mask.4Make the holesAsk an adult to help. Fold the mask gently at the middle of one eye and snip a small slit. Open it out, pushthe scissors through the slit and cut round the eye. Do the same for the other eye, then poke the two sideholes with a pencil.5Wear it and playThread string or elastic through the side holes and tie a knot. Or tape a craft stick behind one side, andhold it up. Time to play!Well done, your mask is ready!Created with Print Joey — printjoey.com
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Lion maskCut along the dashed lines. Cut the eyes out separately, with an adult to help.The mask is 13 cm wide.This page is US Letter. Print it at 100% (actual size), with no scaling.Created with Print Joey — printjoey.com
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Quick guide

How it works

Print a lion, a fox or an owl, cut round the dashed line, make the eye holes and wear it. The template prints the mask at its true width, with the eye holes and the two side holes for string marked, and the steps show each job as a picture.

Choose the animal, the size and the finish, then download.

  1. Choose a lion, a fox or an owl.

  2. Choose the size by who will wear it.

  3. Choose full colour or colour-in, and add a craft stick if you want one.

  4. Download and print on A4 or US Letter paper, at 100%.

Teaching tip

Using these worksheets in teaching

A mask is an invitation to become someone else, and role play is where a great deal of early language happens: a child who is a fox has a fox’s voice, a fox’s plans and a story to tell. Cutting a curved outline and a small eye hole builds scissor control, and colouring a face that is the same on both sides is a first, hands-on look at symmetry.

Frequently asked questions

  • What do we need besides the sheet?

    Scissors, thin card or thick paper, and string or elastic to tie through the side holes. With the craft stick switched on, the sheet also prints a card stick to tape behind one side, and sticky tape is all that holds it.

  • How do we cut the eye holes?

    An adult should start them. Fold the mask gently at the middle of an eye, snip a small slit on the fold, open it out and cut round the eye from the slit. The side holes are small enough to poke through with a sharp pencil.

  • Which size should we print?

    Choose by who will wear it, because what matters is how far apart the eye holes are: the small mask fits a teddy or a doll, the medium one a young child, and the large one an older child or a grown-up. The sheet says how wide the mask is.

  • Why is the mask smaller than the sheet says?

    The printer has scaled the page to fit. Print at 100% or “actual size”, with no fit-to-page option, and the mask will measure what the sheet says.

  • Can children colour their own mask?

    Yes. The colour-in finish prints the same face as outlines on white paper, ready for pens or crayons before it is cut out.

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Last reviewed: July 2026. Worksheet content is generated by deterministic algorithms and covered by automated correctness tests — no AI-generated answers.