Thread: Giant Masquerade Masks for Party Decorations

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We recently made a Parade Float for homecoming and we got to put our Styrofoam skills to work. We created the masks by gluing 2 two inch thick styrofoam sheets together. My husband cut them out with a jigsaw. I painted them with primer and the glossy black spray paint(next time I will use flat paint). We then traced on the decorations and painted them with a metallic paint. We then glued on glitter and added peacock feathers. We worked on these with a group of people so they didn't turn out perfect but I still think they looked pretty good. I figured I'd post these just in case someone needed some ideas for a Halloween party.

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing this idea.

Wow! I love this! I didn't realize you could go so big scale with styrofoam! This can lead to lots of bigger ideas!

Those masks are amazing! I made a giant Mardi Gras mask last year for our voodoo party out of a foam core board from the dollar store. I cut the eyes, nose and mouth out and covered the back with black poster board. Painted designs on the front and added a lot of glitter swirls. A little time consuming but it was a cheap, disposable prop.

The large insulations sheets that are foam type are also great for things like this. We did a Mardi Gras prom theme one year and used these. We painted the large masks on them---didn't actually cut them out, but had the huge 4X8 foot things painted all around the room customized for the theme. Yours are GORGEOUS!

That's exactly what we used - the 4 by 8 foam insulation sheets that you can buy at home depot or lowes. We bought the 2 inch thick sheets and used liquid nails to glue them together. Thanks for all the comments - I'm glad you like them.

Originally Posted by printersdevil

The large insulations sheets that are foam type are also great for things like this. We did a Mardi Gras prom theme one year and used these. We painted the large masks on them---didn't actually cut them out, but had the huge 4X8 foot things painted all around the room customized for the theme. Yours are GORGEOUS!

pd, I think you may have been the one that gave me the idea. I needed suggestions for outside decor and a member last year suggested I make a large mask. Thank you, it was a great prop and cost me less than two bucks. lol

When you are a prom or homecoming sponsor year after year, you learn to think out of the box. These events never have a budget that is adequate. They are a lot like Halloween haunters in that way!