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I’ve always loved Robot Santa from Futurama. He started out as a good guy, but his programming quickly discovered that everyone is on the naughty list. Since everyone is naughty, everyone must be punished! Well….except for Dr. Zoidberg. He’s a good boy.
This mask was very fun to make and I hope you like it!
Merry Christmas!
Show:
- Futurama: https://amzn.to/48xgtCB
- Robot Santa Christmas Book: https://amzn.to/3RxGZEU
Materials to Make a Robot Santa Mask:
- Computer Paper: https://amzn.to/3B8NpDP
- Poster Board – Flimsy: https://amzn.to/3OkRojP
- Chipboard (I used old cereal boxes): https://amzn.to/3omh7xE
- Corrugated cardboard: https://amzn.to/3IW9mb6
- Styrofoam Balls 2 in diameter: https://amzn.to/3tvXWYw
- Alternative: Christmas ornament balls
- Scissors: https://amzn.to/3v6srlg
- Utility blade: https://amzn.to/3orJXMV
- Glue gun: https://amzn.to/3PwdPnp
- Glue sticks: https://amzn.to/3PFlX4w
- Mod podge: https://amzn.to/3cxgCho
- Craft paint: https://amzn.to/3v4YUZ2
- Paint Brushes: https://amzn.to/3OluJnf
- Masking Tape: https://amzn.to/3Pv8RaG
- Black Fabric: https://amzn.to/3twm9hh
Steps to Make a Robot Santa Mask:
- Print template
- Head
- Cut a strip of poster board 11 inches tall.
- Find the center of this strip. Tape on the face template.
- Cut the pieces out of the face.
- Wrap around your head to get a nice, comfortable fit.
- Tape and glue the ends together.
- Cut teeth out of cereal box cardboard. Glue into the mouth.
- Cut the ears out of poster board. Roll into tubes. Add a ball to the end of each tube. The other end should be “closed” with a circle of cardboard.
- Eyes:
- Each eye should be a stack of 3 corrugated cardboard pieces. Glue these pieces together. Cover all the corrugation holes on the sides with masking tape. Glue 1 cereal box piece on top so it looks clean. Repeat for the other eye.
- Paint everything in gray craft paint.
- Paint the edges of the eyes and the ball part on the ears in gray mixed with black and purple.
- Paint the nose in gray mixed with black, purple, and red.
- Cut the lenses out of a mesh screen. Paint in orange. Glue to the eyes.
- Hat
- Wrap the top of the head in scrap corrugated cardboard. It should look like a headband.
- Add scrap corrugated cardboard strips to the inside of the mask at the bottom…this just gives it some support.
- Take wrapping paper, and make a cone.
- Paint cone in red craft paint.
- Hot glue the cone onto the top of the mask, right onto the corrugated cardboard headband.
- Add a 2in wide long strip of poster board as the white fur part of the hat.
- Spiky pom pom:
- Cut out the cone template pieces.
- Roll into cones. Glue closed with mod podge.
- Add a very big dollop of hot glue to the inside of the cone and immediately press onto a ball.
- Repeat until all 6 cones are added to the ball.
- Coat the entire spiky ball in mod podge.
- Beard
- Cut mustache out of flimsy poster board.
- Tape and glue mustache to the mask. Make sure it points down and all the glue is hidden underneath it.
- Cut lower lip out of flimsy poster board.
- Tape and glue lower lip to the mask. Make sure it points up. The glue should be at the bottom of it since this will be covered by the beard.
- Cut out the 3 template pieces for the beard. Tape together. Tape onto the mask as a test fit. You will need to adjust this piece, namely cut down the “sideburns” of the beard. You may also need to reposition the center piece so the beard fits a little more snug against the mask.
- Once you are happy with your paper test fit, take this piece off, tape onto flimsy poster board and cut out.
- Tape and then glue the beard onto the mask. Make sure to round the corners of the sideburns so it looks nice.
- Assembly
- Using hot glue…
- Glue on the eyes. Feel free to reference the “Eye Layout” in the template.
- Glue on the ear missiles right above his mustache line.
- Glue on the spiky pompom to the end of the hat.
- Glue a piece of black fabric to the inside of the mouth to cover up the mouth hole.
- Glue on nose.
- Enjoy!
Template to Make a Robot Santa Mask:
For personal use only. Not for commercial use.
Template prints out on US Letter size – 8.5 x 11 inches