Farm Friends

Last weekend Katelee and I made some farm animal masks for use in my toddler music class. (Since it seems many toddler songs involve farm animals ... and isn't it much more fun to sing a song when you have a farm animal mask?) We tried to find some online templates, but couldn't find all the animals we wanted to make, so we designed our own templates. We made the masks from sheets of foam (available at my craft store for about 60 cents) and popsicle sticks (even cheaper), so this is a fun craft idea for anyone looking for something inexpensive to do with kids, and the foam is nice and sturdy. Katelee made her own personal mask. It is, in Katelee's words, "a desert camel named Nee-Hah, because camels say, 'Nee-Hah.'" Still, four days later, Katelee is running around with her best friend, Nee-Hah, and shouts of "Nee-Hah, Nee-Hah, Nee-Hah" are ringing through the house!

We took pictures of the farm animal masks, in case any of you want to make your own and copy our templates. Many thanks to the beautiful face mask model, Snow White Katelee. :)

cow

pig

dog

chicken

sheep

horse

duck

cat

turkey

frog

(I know, a frog's not exactly a farm animal, but I needed one more animal that makes a distinctive noise...)

Nee-Hah! Nee-Hah!