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Some young people might struggle to use scissors or cut out. You could prepare some materials in advance or let the young people do it themselves with lots of support and supervision.
There're lots of books about bears that you could read before doing this activity. Some suggestions include ‘Where's My Teddy?’ by Jez Alborough, ‘Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?' by Martin Waddell, and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen.

Resources

Paint brushes
Scissors
Glue sticks
Paper plate (one plate between 2 people)
Paint
Brown card
White card
Black felt tip
Paper straw
Sticky tape

Instructions

Making the mask
1. Explain that today you’re focussing on bears. Tell everyone that you’re going to make bear masks to turn everyone into bears and then you’re all going to read a bear related book together.
2. Get everyone to sit in a space or at a table.
3. First, you’ll need to cut each paper plate in half. Each person needs half a paper plate to make their mask.
4. Everyone should draw two circles for eyeholes on the back of the mask. They should then cut them out, with adult help and supervision.
5. Everyone should paint the paper plate with the paint and allow to dry.
6. Next, with adult help and supervision, cut out 2 semi-circles from the brown card. Then, use glue or sticky tape to attach them to either side of the top of the paper plate. These are the ears.
7. Again with adult help and supervision, cut out a circle from the white card. Use a black felt tip or crayon to draw a nose onto the white card, then glue this to the front of the paper plate.
8. Everyone can add any other decoration to their bear if they want to.
9. When finished, with an adult’s help, position a paper straw on the back of the paper plate and use sticky tape to secure it in place. This can be used as the handle for your mask.
10. When everyone’s finished, get everyone to practice being a bear while wearing their new masks. What noises do bears make? How would they move?
11. Read your bear related book with your group. Why not wear your masks when reading the story?

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