MAKING MASKS

ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
This activity will allow learners to
identify their feelings, creatively
express these in the form of a mask
and/or a collective story, and reflect on
what they need to feel safe in their
self-expression.
RECOVERY OBJECTIVE
Develop self-awareness, self-expression,
and empathy towards others

LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Practice language skills, storytelling
and acting skills, conceptual skills and
explore creativity
MATERIALS NEEDED
Paper plates or paper, string or
rubber bands, glue, scissors, coloring
materials and other assorted
materials (e.g. buttons, feathers,
ribbons, colored paper etc.) to
decorate their masks with
 INTRODUCTION
We are exploring our feelings for today. Do you
have ever felt more than one feeling at a time?
This is normal, especially in the time of a pandemic
or disaster, and other transitions we might be going
through. It is also normal for us to feel more
comfortable sharing only some of our feelings to
others and keeping certain emotions to ourselves.
In order to deal with these feelings, this activity will
help you to identify and name them.
 INSTRUCTIONS
1. Ask the learners to think about all the
feelings they have today, recognizing
that most people feel multiple feelings
at the same time. List down these
different emotions on a piece of paper.
2. Ask the learners to think about which
feelings on the list they are comfortable
sharing with others. Then, ask them to
draw and decorate the front of their
masks to represent these feelings.
 INSTRUCTIONS
3. After, ask the learners to flip their masks
and draw/decorate on its inside to represent
the feelings which they would rather keep
to themselves.
4. Once they finish, invite them to share
their mask and why/how it represents their
feelings for the day. Give learners the
option to choose whether they would like
to talk about both sides of the mask or the
front side only.
 MODIFICATION
An alternative to individual sharing is to
divide the learners into groups of 5 or 6
and have them create a story that uses all
the masks (to represent characters in the
story). Give learners the option to choose
whether they would like to portray the
front or back side of their mask. Allot 10 to
15 minutes for the groups to practice their
story and then have each one perform it.