How to Make an Eclipse Wolf Pack Mask

As requested by my "Team Wolf Pack" kids, here's a cool wolf mask you can make to look like a member of the Wolf Pack from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie.



Background Research
I looked through the Eclipse Official Illustrated Movie Companion for some ideas on how to make a wolf mask, and what colors to use for each member of the Wolf Pack. I used the photo on page 79 to identify the colors and patterns of their fur. My kids helped me choose the correct Crayola Crayon colors for each wolf in the photo, using their own crayons.



I used the photos on page 80 of the wolf stand-ins to design the shapes of the wolf face and nose.



Materials
This wolf mask is intended primarily for kids, so I used kid-friendly materials:
- 2 regular (8 1/2 x 11 inch) sheet of white paper
- a printer
- scissors
- a hole punch (or a sharp pencil)
- transparent tape
- 2 pieces of string or yarn (each about 18 inches long)
- Crayola Crayons (using these colors: brown, black, gray, timberwolf, sepia, and raw sienna)



Making the Wolf Mask
1. Print out a copy of the wolf face template and the wolf nose template. (These are both PDF files.)





2. Choose which member of the Wolf Pack you want to make:

- Seth (fur colors: raw sienna, sepia, and timberwolf)
- Quil (fur colors: sepia and black)
- Leah (fur colors: timberwolf and gray)
- Jacob (fur colors: brown and sepia)
- Paul (fur colors: gray and black)
- Sam (fur color: black and brown)
- Embry (fur color: timberwolf and black)
- Jared (fur color: black and sepia)

3. Color in your wolf's face and wolf's nose with your crayons, using the photo of the Wolf Pack members (see above) as a guide to fur colors and patterns.

4. Using your scissors, cut out the wolf face and wolf nose shapes. Then cut out the eye holes on the wolf face.

5. Using your scissors, cut along the dotted lines of your wolf face and wolf nose. Then attach the nose to the face by sliding the nose into the slots on the face, as shown below.



6. To hold the nose of your mask on better, turn over your mask and use transparent tape to tape the nose piece to the face, as shown below. (You might need help holding the nose in place as you stick on the tape.)



7. Using your hole punch (or a sharp pencil), punch out the two small holes on the sides of the wolf face.

8. To complete your mask, attach a piece of string to each side of your wolf face by poking the string through the small hole, making a thick knot in the string, then taping the string to your mask, as shown below.



9. You will need an adult (or friend) to help you with this final step. Hold the mask up on your face, them ask an adult to take the loose ends of the string and tie them behind your head so that your mask sits snugly over your face.



Your Wolf Pack mask is now complete!

If you like this craft project, please let us know below. Or email me a photo of your completed mask and I'll post it on our blog!