Endangered Species Day
Don't feel limited to what's linked in your animal's row! A idea in the leopard row may work for a cheetah costume too! Get creative!
A lot of the masks can be slightly changed to be any animal! Here are some: Paper Plate Mask, Eye Mask Template, Paper Bag Mask , Paper Plate Mask 2, Paper Plate Mask 3, Felt Mask Template. Just color in the masks to match the animal you want instead of following all the directions on each link.
There are also a lot of downloadable masks on Etsy - but those you'd have to purchase. Everything on this page is a free download. **Please make sure you are clicking download on the file you want and not on an ad. **
Other Links for Kids:
Conservation
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Near Threatened
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Costume Idea
Anything leopard print! Optional: Add ears, a tail and draw on some whiskers!
Mask Idea
(Click download arrow ON the picture of the mask)
(this makes a cheetah, but you can draw a leopard face instead!)
(Click download arrow ON the picture of the mask)
Gorilla Mask 1(click download arrow on the picture of the mask)
(this page shows a cheetah mask, but you can make a gorilla face instead!)
Gorilla Mask 4 - shown with felt, but can be made with paper too!
Use the Koala Mask Template or Paper Plate 2 mask but don't add ears! Color it to look like a turtle!
The Hawksbill turtle has a pointy beak. Use some extra paper to add a beak to your mask!
(just color to look like a tiger instead!)
Saola's have dark faces with striking white marks. Use the Koala Mask Template or Paper Plate 2 mask to color a Saola's face.
Pipe Cleaners Horns (don't make antlers - just keep building up to make two long horns)
Advanced: Use your own hair to make horns!
Felt Ears Instructions(just cut the shape to look like your elephant and not Horton!)
Advanced: Elephant ears/nose Hat
Use extra paper to make the dog mask's ears really big like the African Wild Dog! Make sure to color the rest of the mask to look like it too!
Wear all grey or black! Optional: Cut out some white circles for toes to tape to your feet
Wear all red-orange or brown. Optional: Use scraps of fake fur or roughed up felt to make "hair"
All the Orangutans listed have different looks to them - check out their links to get more ideas!
Wear all black. Optional: Use scraps of fake fur or roughed up felt to make "hair." Use some white "hair" for your back!
Deluxe: Try using fabric for fur! (You might be able to do this with crepe paper too) Check out the instructions here!
Baby Sumatran rhinos are born reddish brown and turn almost black when they get older. They are also the only rhinos in Asia with 2 horns! You can wear red-brown or black. Just add ears, a tail and horns! (or a mask!)
Wear Green and make a shell!
Paint a disposable roasting pan from the dollar store with the shell pattern. Use ribbon or velcro to create straps for easy wear.
Wear all black and use orange tape to make stripes (or vice versa) Just add ears, a tail and draw on a nose and whiskers
Glue felt pieces to a t-shirt or hoodie to create tiger stripes!
The saola is a cousin of cattle but looks more like an antelope.
Wear all brown or dark red and make long straight horns. (nothing sharp!)
The Sumatran Elephant is dark brown to dark grey depending on how old it is. Wear all grey clothes and make a mask, trunk or ears!
Both dolphins are grey - so wear a grey shirt and grey pants/leggings. Use a piece of light grey or white felt to put the markings on.
The Yangtze porpoise doesn't have fins, but the Vaquita does. The Yangtze porpoise is known for it's "smile" - so be sure to smile a lot! Check out the mask links for ways to make fins!
Advanced: If you want to sew - here's some patterns to use!
The African Wild Dog is a lot of different colors of brown and black. Some have white on their legs as well. Use felt, paper or tape to make the markings on a solid colored shirt or hoodie.
Wear all black and use orange tape to make stripes (or vice versa) Just add ears, a tail and draw on a nose and whiskers
(just color to look like a tiger instead!)
Felt Ears Instructions(just cut the shape to look like your elephant and not Horton!)
Advanced: Elephant ears/nose Hat
Use the Koala Mask Template or Paper Plate 2 mask but don't add ears! Color it to look like a turtle!
The Hawksbill turtle has a pointy beak. Use some extra paper to add a beak to your mask!
Felt Ears Instructions(just cut the shape to look like your elephant and not Horton!)
Advanced: Elephant ears/nose Hat
Felt Ears Instructions(just cut the shape to look like your elephant and not Horton!)
Advanced: Elephant ears/nose Hat
Use the Koala Mask Template or Paper Plate 2 mask but don't add ears! Color it to look like a turtle!
The Hawksbill turtle has a pointy beak. Use some extra paper to add a beak to your mask!
This dinosaur costume has a great way of making spikes and a tail that can be used for this animal!
Here's a great pattern to use for face paint!
Glue felt pieces to a t-shirt or hoodie to create tiger stripes!
Wear all grey clothes and make a mask, trunk or ears!
Wear tan or light brown. Put a pair of long black dress socks over your hands and over your feet so that they reach up your arms and legs. Make a long black tail to pin to your back. Then print out and color the mask! You'll look just like a black footed ferret!
Wear the color of the whale you choose. Add a mask - and fins! Use the links to download some templates! ---->
Wear the color of the fish you choose. Add a mask - and fins! Use the links to download some templates! ---->
Add some white felt to a grey hoodie to make teeth and fins!
Both dolphins are grey - so wear a grey shirt and grey pants/leggings. Use a piece of light grey or white felt to put the markings on.
Advanced: If you want to sew - here's some patterns to use!
Wear all black. Make sure to include a mask!
Wear black and white!
Wear Green and make a shell!
Paint a disposable roasting pan from the dollar store with the shell pattern. Use ribbon or velcro to create straps for easy wear.
Wear all grey clothes and make a mask, trunk or ears!
Wear all red! (or dark brown)
Wear all grey!
Wear all grey clothes and make a mask, trunk or ears!
Wear the color of the fish you choose. Add a mask - and fins! Use the links to download some templates! ---->
Wear all black and add a long tail. Make sure to color your mask in with just red to look like a black spider monkey!
The Dugong is a cousin of the manatee. Dress in all grey and use a mask and some fins ---->
Wear black and white!
Wear Green and make a shell!
Paint a disposable roasting pan from the dollar store with the shell pattern. Use ribbon or velcro to create straps for easy wear.
Wear all grey or black! Just add ears, a tail and a horn! Optional: Cut out some white circles for toes to tape to your feet
Wear all grey! Make sure to add some ears and a mask!
Both dolphins are grey - so wear a grey shirt and grey pants/leggings. Use a piece of light grey or white felt to put the markings on.
The Yangtze porpoise doesn't have fins, but the Vaquita does. The Yangtze porpoise is known for it's "smile" - so be sure to smile a lot! Check out the mask links for ways to make fins!
Advanced: If you want to sew - here's some patterns to use!
Marine Iguana can be lots of different colors - most are black with green spikes along their backs and tails. Some are brighter green and some can be really colorful! Do a Google Image search and pick which kind you'd like to be - then wear that color!
Wear all white!
Wear all white! Use grey felt or paper to make the markings. Add a long tail and a mask!
(Or if you have a white or grey leopard print that will work too!)
Wear black and white - be sure to put some yellow tuffs by your ears!
Wear the color of the fish you choose. Add a mask - and fins! Use the links to download some templates! ---->
Wear the color of the whale you choose. Add a mask - and fins! Use the links to download some templates! ---->
For a Narwhal make sure to make a horn!
The Greater Sage Grouse is brown - you can add some large pieces of cardboard or felt for a tail - but the most important part is the white neck. Wear a large white scarf!
(Click download arrow ON the picture of the mask)
(this makes a cheetah, but you can draw a leopard face instead!)
Impala Mask (similar to a Pronghorn - just color differently)
Anything leopard print! (leopards and jaguars have very similar markings) Optional: Add ears, a tail and draw on some whiskers!
wear light brown - add some wings and a mask!
Wear all brown - add a short tail and some ears & horns!
Wear all grey or black! Just add ears, a tail and a horn (or a mask!) Optional: Cut out some white circles for toes to tape to your feet
Wear all white!!
Wear all brown/red - make sure to add a tail and a mask!
Wear all white!
Wear all brown!!
Both dolphins are grey - so wear a grey shirt and grey pants/leggings. Use a piece of light grey or white felt to put the markings on.
Advanced: If you want to sew - here's some patterns to use!
Just get colorful! Add a mask and a tail and you're set!
or make one of these:
Wear the color of the whale you choose. Add a mask - and fins! Use the links to download some templates! ---->
wear light brown - add a mask, ears and horns! (nothing sharp please)
Wear the color of the fish you choose. Add a mask - and fins! Use the links to download some templates! ---->
Most tree kangaroos are red with light brown markings. Use felt or paper to make the markings! The most important part is their long tail - use a sock and stuff it to make as long of a tail as you can!
(Do a Google Image search for "tree kangaroo" to see what they look like!)
Wear all black and then add wings!
(Just color the monarch butterfly's pattern instead! )
Wear all one color - then use colorful tape to make the frog's markings! Make sure to wear a mask too!
Wear all grey or brown! Move super slow! :)