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Create an animal mask with Ricky Martin (Art Ninja)

Ricky Martin shows you how you can create an animal mask inspired by 'The Carnival of the Animals'. All you will need is cardboard, scissors, pen, pencil, glue/tape and anything you will want to use to decorate your mask!

Watch this fun crafts activity from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Family: The Carnival of the Animals!

Create an animal mask inspired by The Carnival of the Animals with Ricky Martin

About Ricky Martin (Art Ninja)

A Bristol based Animator, Presenter, Director & Champion of Children's Mental Health Charity Place2Be. He’s super into art and creativity, freedom of expression and takes joy in inspiring the next generation of young creatives. He answers to ‘Ricky Martin’ 'Ricky’ and ‘Ricks’ but probably better known as CΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s ‘Art Ninja’.

About Children's Scrapstore

Children’s Scrapstore is a Bristol-based charity committed to Reuse, Art and Play. They work with businesses to divert reusable waste away from landfill in order to improve art and play opportunities for children, young people and adults. Across their Art Shop, Scrap Warehouse, Events programme and consultant Play Team they advocate for play in education settings, offer training for parents and teaching professionals, contribute to regional strategy across the arts and play sectors and inspire communities to engage with the holistic benefits of creative play. Children’s Scrapstore work beyond Bristol in education, play and community settings throughout the South-West of England and further afield.

  • Click here to view a step by step guide of making an animal mask that you can download or print

Next steps

  • UPLOAD

    Share pictures of your animal mask for the chance to be featured in the Carnival Celebration showcase

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    Check out other fun activities from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Family: The Carnival of the Animals

  • FAMILY PROM

    Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for a special family performance of Saint-SaΓ«ns’s β€˜zoological fantasy’, The Carnival of the Animals.

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