printable masks for coloring?

Question

I volunteer at a daycare center in Costa Rica and I need to find activities for the kids to do. I wanted to find masks that I could print out and have the kids color in. Any suggestions? I was thinking animals or something along that line. I've found a few sites but the masks are all pretty bad quality. Any suggestions of other sites as well as other activities?

Answer 1

I found this
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17447_26038_31186-84808--,00.html
If you read the directions it gives you links to print out the masks.
And this one is great
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Mask.shtml
They also have lots of other crafts besides the masks for little ones http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/

Answer 2

You know, you could take plain paper plates, cut out a semi-circle from the bottom about 5 inches across to show their own mouth and that would give you the potential for an animal with plumage or a mane. Let the kids make their own faces. Cutting out shapes for eyes and punching holes on the sides and tying ribbon through would give you a mask. What you could do is have the kids make up their own kind of make-believe animals, or if they could be any kind of animal, what they would like to be. I have done children's workshops for a living, so if you every want ideas, please email me. Good luck to you.