A few weeks ago, I had a great thought! Since Little Ox #1 is loving EVERYTHING superheroes - instead of going out and buying a bunch of things, I decided we could make some things together!
And although, we couldn't really make these masks together, it was something that was fun for mom to make and he thinks they are so cool. So, a few weeks ago, I noticed that he started using anything and everything he could put on him head as an Ironman mask. It didn't really matter what it was. A box, a hat, a blanket, a helmet - as long as it went over his eyes in some way, he loved pretending he was Ironman. I thought to myself - I need to MAKE him some actual masks, so maybe my husband could wear his own hat for once instead of Little Ox #1 running around with it on backwards, pretending he was Ironman. The ones that he always sees at Target anyway were made out of cheap plastic and would get broken sooner or later.
Not to my surprise, Pinterest had so many DIY superhero masks, but most were made out of paper and I knew those would get ripped and then meltdowns would ensue.
However, I found a wonderful site that not only briefly told you how to make them, but she provided these awesome pattern printouts too! PLUS, they were made out of felt instead of paper. Here is her post on Cutesy Crafts!
I sewed mine together but you could easily use glue with the felt sheets or use paper if you don't mind that either. However, I would say that they were a beginners sewing project if you own a machine.
Another amazing thing about these is how much it costs to make them! I could have either bought the $20 cheapy Ironman mask from the store or spend less than $5 TOTAL on making 5 Marvel Superhero Masks!! Obviously, I chose the latter. Who wouldn't?!
What you need:
This will make 1 mask each of Ironman, Wolverine, Spiderman, Thor, Hulk, and Captain America.
- 8 Felt Sheets
- Red, Yellow, Blue, White, Green, Black, Cream, & Gray
- Feel Free to get another black one if you want batman, we chose not to make him.
- 3/4 Inch Elastic
- One package should work for this. We had extra in our home, un-packaged, so I am not positive on how many you would need.
That's it! And it should cost you less than $5 for all the supplies!
What to do:
What to do:
- Buy Supplies listed above
- Go to Cutesy Crafts and print her amazing pattern templates!
- Cut 2 of each pattern in the right color
- Cut 1 of all accessories (hulk's hair, thor's helmet...)
- Cut eye holes
- Sew together the doubles of the same mask (This is so they aren't flimsy)
- Sew accessories on top
- Measure elastic to child's head and sew elastic on back
Pretty basic! If you have any questions, post in the comments below and I will respond!
Enjoy! I know my superhero boy did!
P.S. If you want to see my finished Hulk mask - Check out this post from last week!
*(I will add an updated picture to this post as soon as my toddler tells me where he's hidden it) ;)
