A DIY mask made from cardboard decorated with colorful patterns, raffia hair, beads, and the words 'HOPE FAITH CULTURE'.

✅ EASY DIY MASK DESIGN (Resilience + Cultural Journey Theme) 🎨 Materials (Budget-friendly / Dollar Tree / Home Items): Cardboard (cereal box, Amazon box, pizza box) Markers or crayons Yarn or string (for hair/textures — optional) Glue or tape Aluminum foil (for “metal” parts) Twigs or sticks (for “carved” texture or cultural detail) Beads (or use colored paper dots / pasta / buttons) Palm fibers substitute: raffia, shredded paper, or straw from a broom Scissors Hole puncher or sharp pencil (to make eye holes and holes for string to wear the mask) 🖼️ Mask Design Breakdown Section of Mask Symbol Craft Tip Top half of face Different African regions/cultures Color this in patches using different patterns (dots, stripes, zigzags) to show different cultures Left eye area Learning languages Glue 3 colored beads/paper dots in a vertical row to show his growing knowledge Right eye area Seeing hope Cover the eye area with a small piece of plastic wrap or yellow cellophane for “amber” to represent vision through hardship Mouth Pain and voice Draw a half-open mouth and inside it, write words like “Hope,” “Faith,” “Culture” Around edges Nature/agriculture Glue shredded paper/straw/yarn to represent palm fiber and his connection to the land Middle of forehead Personal strength Draw a sun rising (he always knew home was where the sun rose) — symbol of direction and hope See more