Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Make Moo Masks

Students make cow masks out of paper plates.

Materials and Advanced Prep

• Small, white paper plates - 2 per student
• Large, white paper plates - 1 per student
• Stapler and/or glue
• Scissors
• Ribbon, string or elastic cord - 16 inches per student
• Large tags or 2x3" pieces of construction paper - 1 per student
• Crayons and/or markers

What To Do

1. Cut one small paper plate in half for each child.
2. Give 1 large and 1 small paper plate, two small paper plate halves, and a construction-paper tag to each child.
3. Help children staple or glue the plates together as shown.
4. Cut holes for the eyes. Let children add a mouth, nostrils, spots, etc.
5. Add a "cow tag" to one of the ears and have children write their birth date in numbers on the tag.
6. Attach a ribbon, string, yarn or elastic cord to each side of the mask.

Source: Milk from Cow to You, 2nd edition. National Dairy Council, 1995.