DIY Captain America Mask

With Halloween around the corner and Captain America: The Winter Soldier coming out on Blu-Ray in a few weeks, it seemed like the perfect time to make the boys a DIY Captain America Mask.  You only need a few simple craft supplies and you can easily make your own Captain America Mask too.

DIY Captain America Mask

• Blue Felt
• White Felt
• Elastic Cord
• Glue Gun
• Scissors
• Mask Template

I created my own mask template after checking out various Captain America mask designs online first. After sketching out the shape, I made a few different size versions before I settled on one that worked for the boys. Go ahead and use my Captain America Mask template if you like.

After finalizing my template I simply taped it (I love double-sided tape) to a piece of blue felt (29¢ at Michael’s). Then I cut out my mask. I managed to cut two masks out of one standard piece of felt. Then I cut the “A” out of white felt and hot glued it on to my mask.

I used the sharp end of a nail file to poke small holes into the felt for the elastic cord. I over-estimated the length of the elastic cord I needed for each mask and double knotted the cord on one of the mask. Then I tried the mask out on each kiddo to figure out the length of cord they needed. Once I had a good fit, I double knotted the elastic cord on the other side and cut off the excess cord

That’s it. I told you it’d be easy and it turned out pretty great!

With both a Captain America Mask and Captain America Shield, it might be time to make a Captain America Shirt. Then we’d have full DIY Captain America costumes!