Green Man Mask

In today's story, we heard a legend about the Green Man in honor of Midsummer. You can see a gallery of historical Green Man carvings and designs here! Let's make our own Green Man masks with leaves from outside in honor of Midsummer.

-leaves

-cardboard

-scissors

-Xacto blade

-glue

-pencil

-bamboo skewer or other stick

I didn't have to go far to find some great leaves. Make it a little bit of an adventure!

There will be lots to choose from. Use a pair of scissors to clip them off to minimize damage to the plants. You can thank the plants, too.

Part of our UU 7th Principle is appreciating the wonders of the natural world. While I was looking for leaves, I found raindrops catching the sunlight, a spider spinning a web, and tiny purple flowers. What will you find?

Look at them all!

Grab or cut out a piece of cardboard larger than your face from the recycling bin. Hold it up against your face and mark on the outside where your nose and eyes are.

Using the eye and nose marks as guides, sketch the shape of a mask. Then cut it out! This is easiest if you have a grown-up or older sibling use an Xacto blade, but you can also use scissors.

Now comes the fun part! Grab your leaves and start laying out some designs. I decided I wanted my ferns to be my eyebrows, and then I added leaves around them. What will your mask look like?

Glue all of your leaves onto your mask. Let it dry.

Your mask can just be to look at, but you could also add a stick if you'd like to hold it to your face, like your at a masquerade. Take a bamboo skewer or chopstick and put some glue on the end. Shove it between the layers of the corrugated cardboard and let it dry.

Happy Midsummer!