Manila donkey mask

You will need:

• Paper plate
• Pink and brown card. Top tip – use a manila file for cheap brown card.
• Washable marker pen or thick felt tip pen
• Gluestick or PVA glue and spreader
• Thin elastic (approx. 30cm)
• Scissors
• Stapler
• Brown crayon or brown paint and paintbrush (optional)

How to make a donkey mask:

• Cut out a quarter segment and two round eye holes from the paper plate.
• Colour or paint the plate brown (optional).
• Cut out two brown ears, two pink inner ears, a brown forelock and a large brown nose from the card.
• Glue the features on to the plate.
• Add nostrils to the nose with the marker or felt tip pen.
• Cut a suitable length of elastic to go around the back of the head. Tie a knot in each end to stop it slipping through and staple to each side of the plate to complete the mask.

You can download a template for this mask here (PDF).

For another donkey craft check out Peg-leg Donkey.

Last Updated 06 December 2010