1. A paper plate that is large enough to fit over your face. You can buy these from most supermarkets.
2. Some thick paper or cardboard.
3. Some felt-tip pens, coloured pencils, paints and brushes. Acrylic paints are best, but you can use watercolours too.
4. A pair of scissors, some glue and a stapler.
5. A length of elastic or string (about 1 metre long).
6. A variety of other materials to decorate your mask, such as buttons or bottle tops (for eyes), wool or cotton balls (for beards and hair), tissue paper, scraps of material, feathers, sequins and beads or glitter.