Mask Making

On Monday 20th the Kennedy School 6-8 graders went to make masks. Silvia, the mask director, put many different masks on a table from which we can choose from. All the masks were amazing. The masks were made of paper maché but we didn't have to make them ourselves; they were made for us. Our task was to decorate our own masks. There were many different designs and patterns we could use.

First you need to choose a basic design, then we put our first layer of paint on the mask, if you wanted the colours blend from light to dark you would need to put an other layer on top of the first layer and dab it in with the other colour while it is wet. Then you blow dry it with a hair drier, when it is dry you have to choose a design to put on your mask with black paint. After that you can choose if you want to put metallic paint on it, if you do then you have to a thin layer of wax on it and wait five to ten minutes until it is not sticky anymore. Then you may put the metallic paint on it.

After you are finished with your mask you need to dry it off very carefully so that the metallic paint dries. It is very hard to dry that kind of paint but Silvia gave us a bag so it could dry on the way.

You should really try to make a mask yourself it is loads of fun!

The highlight of the trip so far for us was jogging in the morning on the beach in the Lido, because we love the beach in the morning.

By Ivet Ivanova and Shifra Steinberg