Make an animal mask
Commemorate National Threatened Species Day
Activity time: 10 minutes
In this video we make masks of animals that are threatened species and think about ways we can help protect animals and plants into the future.
Download the family guide for more fun activities:
- Play animal charades, pretending to be different animals
- Plant a threatened species
- Make a native Australian plant journal
- Make an echidna with sticks and playdough
- Bake a cake that looks like a koala or a wombat
Family guide
You’ll need....
- paper or cardboard
- scissors
- crayons, textas, pencils
- glue stick or sticky tape
- string, wool, elastic or paddle pop stick.
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