VBS 2015: Greatest Hits

This summer at our church, the VBS theme is Greatest Hits, portraying. Some of the best loved stories in the Old Testament or Hebrew Scriptures.  So animals are on my mind and props for a photo booth.  I have been collecting fabric, posters, vases, etc. for the backdrops each day.  We will need props for story, too.  I did some research in masks for the kids and ran across felt masks. (I have yards of felt since my kids sew moles for Mole Day in my chemistry classes.  Keep an eye out for felt in thrift stores.)  I decided to make masks that will tie on to their foreheads rather than over their eyes.  Many of our little ones would stumble.  I also want to have both completed masks and those kids can embellish or personalize.

I sketched out a mask to make a pattern and used several ideas for animal masks, such as these located on Prudent Baby.  I also had cow fabric I used which makes a decent looking dog, too.  I cut a piece of card stock I put between two pieces of the fabric, which I hot glued together with ribbon ties.    Here are some of the results.  I will show these to the teens to make sure they aren't too lame for the kids.