To make your own Hanuman mask you will need:

Dark brown card
Lighter brown card
Pink card (or paint)
Gold card (or white card and yellow paint)
Paintbrushes
Scissors
Pencil
Glue
Glitter, sequins and paint to decorate your mask
Elastic or string to tie your mask

Stage 1

• Draw two large circles, one on dark brown card, one on light brown card. Make sure the circles are wide enough to cover your face. Cut out both shapes.

• Place the light brown card circle half way over the dark brown card circle to make Hanuman's face. Glue the pieces together.

Stage 2

• Make two eyeholes in the dark brown card circle.

• Draw two ear shapes on light brown card and cut them out.

• Draw a little round nose shape on pink card and cut it out (or you can use white card and paint it pink later).

• Draw a crown shape on gold card and cut it out (or you can use white card and paint it gold later).

• Now stick the ears, nose, and crown onto your mask.

Stage 3

Now its time to decorate your mask!

• Paint a big curved smile from edge to edge across the light brown circle.

• If you used white card, paint your pink nose and yellow crown.

• Decorate your crown and mask with glitter, sequins and paint.

• Make two small holes at either side of the top circle and thread with some elastic or string.

• Now you can wear your Hanuman mask, and be King of the Monkeys!