Materials
Paper plates, with holes cut for eyes
Popsicle sticks
Masking tape
Markers
Instructions
1. Give each child a paper plate, a Popsicle stick, and a piece of masking tape. Help the children
tape the stick to the plate as a handle.
2. Invite the children to use the markers to draw a happy face on one side of their plate and a sad
face on the other. Encourage creativity! Faces can have tears, teeth, noses, and eyebrows.
3. Encourage the children to act out happy or sad situations using their masks.
More to do
Games: Ask the children a variety of questions beginning with "How would you feel if" and
adding an experience, such as "you got an ice cream cone" or "your cat was sick." Ask the children
to turn the mask to the happy or sad side to answer the question.
More art: Suggest that the children make masks portraying other emotions, such as anger, fear,
and surprise.
