COVID-19 has defined 2020. It is important to continue to wear our masks to keep each other safe. Kids might not want to wear a mask and will have a hard time wearing a mask, but making them the right size and shape helps. Many kids struggle with having the mask touch their face too tightly.

In this post, we focus specifically on instructions on how to make a comfortable children’s mask that has a ‘beak’ which keeps the fabric off the child’s face. Do you want more kids’ mask patterns from Printerfriend.Ly? Check out this post.

Outer fabric left side

These first two images are for the outer fabric. If you are printing and then tracing the pattern onto your fabric, make sure to mark the reverse side of your fabric. We’ve included the location of the ties for going around the head but obviously those will be sewn on and don’t need inclusion in the mask portion of the pattern.

Beak-mask left side

 

Outer fabric right side

Unlike other mask patterns online, this child’s face mask pattern includes a nosepiece that can be used to pull the mask in closer to the face which offers greater protection. If you need ideas of what to use for a nosepiece, check out this article. You can use twist ties, pipe cleaners and more to get a secure fit for your nose!

Outer fabric left side

Inner fabric left side

The inner part of a mask is very important because it adds another level of protection and filtration.

Inner fabric left side

 

 

 

Inner fabric right side

Inner fabric right side

 

 

Other measurements

If the pattern above feels too complicated for you, you can use this simple pattern. We suggest making multiple masks for your kids so they can test their comfort level for different designs!

Teen and child templates

 

Print PDFs

If you want to download this mask pattern as PDFs, click on the following links to save them to your computer.

Outer fabric left side

Outer fabric right side

Inner fabric left side

Inner fabric right side

Other pattern

Do you need more patterns for children’s face masks? Check out this article with tips and patterns.