No-Sew Free Felt Animal Mask Patterns

These felt animal mask patterns make last-minute Halloween costumes a breeze. The masks need only felt, elastic, a cereal box and my free PDF patterns below. Add a t-shirt and leggings and you’re done. These felt masks will be featured today on my local Fox news station, Channel 2, today in the 4:00 news hour.  Squee! I’m so excited for the appearance, but honestly even more giddy about how these adorable masks turned out!!

Each one takes about an hour to make after you cut all the pieces and glue them together, but so worthwhile. Also, they will make great dress up fodder for kids any time!  I love the added flower and bow embellishments.  It’s a great way to add your own personal touch!

I have to admit, I think the fawn is the most adorable of all the felt animal mask patterns. Every deer or fawn requires a flower crown, right?  Add brown leggings and t-shirt and some more cream felt circles to your back and you have yourself the cutest costume, adult or kiddo.

This owl is a little more time intensive as you have to cut out the felt feathers, but I think it works so well.

I had to do a fox mask for this assignment for multiple reasons, not the least of which is that its a project for FOX TV.  The little blue bow was totally Allie, my daughter’s, idea and creation.  Go Allie! She’s a creative super star.

DIY Felt Animal Mask Patterns

Materials

FOX: 4 sheets of felt (one each of Orange, Black, White, and Pink)
Fox Mask Pattern PDF Template

OWL: 4 sheets of felt (one each of Light Gray, Medium Gray, Dark Gray, Yellow)
Owl Mask Pattern PDF Template

FAWN: 4 sheets of felt (one each of Cream, Tan, Brown, Pink)
Fawn Mask Pattern PDF Template

Paperboard/Chip board 8.5 x 10” for each
32” of 1/4” Elastic for each
Hole punch
Craft knife
Scissors
Air Soluble Marking pen
Glue 

FOX Felt Animal Mask Patterns

1. Cut main mask and reinforcement pieces out of Page 1 of template.

2. Trace main mask and reinforcement pieces on to paperboard and cut out.  Use Eye Hole Template to cut eyes from paperboard.

3. Punch holes in paper board mask and punch and glue reinforcement pieces where indicated. Let dry.

4. Trace and cut a main mask piece out of orange felt. 

5. Use your paperboard mask to trace and cut eyes out of main mask felt piece.

6. Cut eye shading out of white felt (use your paperboard mask to cut out eye shapes so they match).

7. Use ear piece template to trace and cut two black tips and two pink insides from felt.

8. Trace and cut a Scruff Piece from white felt.

9. Trace and cut a nose piece from black felt.

10. Before you glue the felt in place, cut 32” elastic.  Loop through mask holes on either side and tie in back. Measure to wearer.

12. Glue felt to paperboard mask in this order to match the sample. Orange face, white eyes, black tips, pink insides, white scruff, black nose.

13. Let dry thoroughly. Attach embellishments, like bow,  if desired.

OWL Felt Animal Mask Patterns

1. Cut main mask and reinforcement pieces out of Page 1 of template.Trace on to paperboard and cut out pieces. Use Eye Hole Template to cut eyes from paperboard.

2. Punch holes in paper board mask and punch and glue reinforcement pieces where indicated. Let dry.

3. Trace and cut an Eye Mask 1 out of dark gray felt. 

4. Use your paperboard mask to trace and cut eyes out of Eye Mask 1.

5. Trace and cut an Eye Mask 2 out of light gray felt. 

6. Use your paperboard mask to trace and cut eyes out of Eye Mask 2.

7. Cut two Face Pieces out of medium gray felt.

8. Cut five sets of S, M, L Feather piece from dark gray and five sets of S, M, L from medium gray.

9. Layer and glue feathers starting from the middle of the forehead and moving out across forehead.

10. Make a different layering of feathers up the ears starting at the top and layering down.

11.  Before you glue the Eye Masks in place, cut 32” of 1/4” elastic. Loop through mask holes on either side and tie in back. Measure to wearer.

12. Glue down side Face pieces, tucking under feathers along ears.

13. Glue down Eye Mask 1 and Eye Mask 2.

14. Trace and cut Beak Piece.  Glue sides to mask so that beak puffs out a little bit.

15. Let dry thoroughly. Attach embellishments if desired.

FAWN Felt Animal Mask Patterns

1. Cut main mask and reinforcement pieces out of Page 1 of template. Trace on to paperboard and cut out pieces. Use Eye Hole Template to cut eyes from paperboard.

2. Punch holes in paper board mask and punch and glue reinforcement pieces where indicated. Let dry.

3. Trace and cut a Forehead Piece out of brown felt and glue to mask.

4. Trace and cut two Main Ear Pieces from tan felt and glue to ears.

5. Trace and cut two Inside Ear Pieces from pink felt and glue to bottom half of ears. 

6. Trace and cut two Face Pieces from tan felt, matching eyes to paperboard mask. Glue to sides of face.

7. Trace and cut Muzzle Piece from cream felt, glue and place as shown.

8. Trace and cut Nose Piece from black felt, glue and place as shown

9. Trace and cut various Freckle Pieces from cream felt, glue and place as shown.