on behind a locked door with a sign that says, NO LOSERS ALLOWED.
C) a bucket of what looks like blood and a strange chalk pattern on the floor.
BONUS QUESTION: Does R.L. Stine go to your school, is he the principal, or is the school named after him?
If you answered mostly …
A’s: Sorry, you are going to a completely normal school with well-adjusted teachers and students.
Boring!
B’s: Call a reality specialist—your school has been taken over by fans of celebrity TV shows. C’s: Yup, your school is haunted. You might want to consider going out for the cross-country team and leaving the acting to someone else!
The Scream of the Haunted Mask
Don’t worry—this mask isn’t haunted. The only scream will come from your parents if you don’t get their permission before making this mask and forget to clean up afterward! This mask takes two days to make.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, GATHER:
•aluminum foil
•plastic wrap
•masking tape
•1 cup flour
•1 teaspoon salt
•water
•large bowl
•newspaper
•poster or acrylic paint
•3 feet of string
GET GOING:
1) Ask your parents to help you gather the ingredients and find a good place for you to make your haunted mask. You probably want to wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty.
2) Make a mold: Gently press a large piece of aluminum foil over your face.
3) Use extra foil to add details to your face mold. Pay special attention to making a revolting-looking nose, chin, and eyebrows. Maybe your mask will have warts, uneven eyebrows, or an extra eyeball!
4) Cover the foil mold with plastic wrap so the wrap clings to the foil. Use masking tape to secure the plastic wrap under the foil.
5) Make the papier-mâché: Mix the flour and salt in a bowl, adding enough water to make a thin paste. You don’t want a watery paste or a goopy paste that is hard to stir.
6) Tear newspaper into ¼-inch strips. Dip the strips one at a time into the paste. Place each strip onto the foil-and-plastic-wrap mold, making sure to completely cover the mold with strips, overlapping the strips as necessary. Make two layers of newspaper strips.
7) Let the mask dry overnight. It needs to be hard and dry before you paint.
8) If your mask is dry and hard, use poster or acrylic paint to bring your hideous creation to life. Add lots of gory details like blood, oozing cuts, scars, and anything else you can think of.
9) Once your paint dries, separate the paper mask from the foil-and-plastic-wrap mold.
10) On each side of your haunted mask in the location of your ears, poke holes about ¼-inch in diameter. Cut the string in half. Tie a knot on one end of each string and run one piece through each hole.
11) Put on your mask, tie the string behind your head, and show off your creation!
The Dos and Don’ts of the Stage
Everyone knows you are supposed to say “break a leg” instead of “good luck” to someone about to go onstage, but did you know about these other strange superstitions and traditions?
NEVER SAY THE NAME OF SHAKESPEARE’S
MACBETH
.
INSTEAD, ACTORS CALL IT “THE SCOTTISH PLAY.”
NEVER KEEP A THEATER OPEN ALL SEVEN DAYS
IN A WEEK—THE GHOSTS NEED A DAY TO
PERFORM THEIR OWN PLAYS!
NEVER USE REAL MONEY—OR WEAR
REAL JEWELRY—ONSTAGE.
NEVER HAVE A MIRROR ONSTAGE—
BROKEN OR OTHERWISE!
NEVER ALLOW A CAT ONSTAGE DURING
A PERFORMANCE, BUT KEEP ONE TO
HANG AROUND DURING OTHER TIMES.
NEVER GIVE AN ACTOR FLOWERS BEFORE A SHOW.
AND WHEN YOU DO GIVE THEM, MAKE SURE
THEY ARE FROM A GRAVEYARD.
NEVER WEAR GREEN OR YELLOW.
AND ONLY WEAR BLUE IF YOU ARE
ALSO WEARING SILVER.
NEVER WEAR BRAND-NEW MAKEUP
ON OPENING NIGHT.
NEVER SPEAK THE LAST LINE OF A PLAY
BEFORE OPENING NIGHT.
AN ACTOR MUST NEVER WHISTLE—
ONSTAGE OR OFF.
ALWAYS KEEP AT LEAST ONE LIGHT ON
IN AN EMPTY THEATER TO GIVE GHOSTS
ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE BY—AND KEEP THEM
FROM LASHING OUT IN ANGER!
ALWAYS EXIT THE DRESSING ROOM
WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT FIRST.
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C) a bucket of what looks like blood and a strange chalk pattern on the floor.
BONUS QUESTION: Does R.L. Stine go to your school, is he the principal, or is the school named after him?
If you answered mostly …
A’s: Sorry, you are going to a completely normal school with well-adjusted teachers and students.
Boring!
B’s: Call a reality specialist—your school has been taken over by fans of celebrity TV shows. C’s: Yup, your school is haunted. You might want to consider going out for the cross-country team and leaving the acting to someone else!
The Scream of the Haunted Mask
Don’t worry—this mask isn’t haunted. The only scream will come from your parents if you don’t get their permission before making this mask and forget to clean up afterward! This mask takes two days to make.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, GATHER:
•aluminum foil
•plastic wrap
•masking tape
•1 cup flour
•1 teaspoon salt
•water
•large bowl
•newspaper
•poster or acrylic paint
•3 feet of string
GET GOING:
1) Ask your parents to help you gather the ingredients and find a good place for you to make your haunted mask. You probably want to wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty.
2) Make a mold: Gently press a large piece of aluminum foil over your face.
3) Use extra foil to add details to your face mold. Pay special attention to making a revolting-looking nose, chin, and eyebrows. Maybe your mask will have warts, uneven eyebrows, or an extra eyeball!
4) Cover the foil mold with plastic wrap so the wrap clings to the foil. Use masking tape to secure the plastic wrap under the foil.
5) Make the papier-mâché: Mix the flour and salt in a bowl, adding enough water to make a thin paste. You don’t want a watery paste or a goopy paste that is hard to stir.
6) Tear newspaper into ¼-inch strips. Dip the strips one at a time into the paste. Place each strip onto the foil-and-plastic-wrap mold, making sure to completely cover the mold with strips, overlapping the strips as necessary. Make two layers of newspaper strips.
7) Let the mask dry overnight. It needs to be hard and dry before you paint.
8) If your mask is dry and hard, use poster or acrylic paint to bring your hideous creation to life. Add lots of gory details like blood, oozing cuts, scars, and anything else you can think of.
9) Once your paint dries, separate the paper mask from the foil-and-plastic-wrap mold.
10) On each side of your haunted mask in the location of your ears, poke holes about ¼-inch in diameter. Cut the string in half. Tie a knot on one end of each string and run one piece through each hole.
11) Put on your mask, tie the string behind your head, and show off your creation!
The Dos and Don’ts of the Stage
Everyone knows you are supposed to say “break a leg” instead of “good luck” to someone about to go onstage, but did you know about these other strange superstitions and traditions?
NEVER SAY THE NAME OF SHAKESPEARE’S
MACBETH
.
INSTEAD, ACTORS CALL IT “THE SCOTTISH PLAY.”
NEVER KEEP A THEATER OPEN ALL SEVEN DAYS
IN A WEEK—THE GHOSTS NEED A DAY TO
PERFORM THEIR OWN PLAYS!
NEVER USE REAL MONEY—OR WEAR
REAL JEWELRY—ONSTAGE.
NEVER HAVE A MIRROR ONSTAGE—
BROKEN OR OTHERWISE!
NEVER ALLOW A CAT ONSTAGE DURING
A PERFORMANCE, BUT KEEP ONE TO
HANG AROUND DURING OTHER TIMES.
NEVER GIVE AN ACTOR FLOWERS BEFORE A SHOW.
AND WHEN YOU DO GIVE THEM, MAKE SURE
THEY ARE FROM A GRAVEYARD.
NEVER WEAR GREEN OR YELLOW.
AND ONLY WEAR BLUE IF YOU ARE
ALSO WEARING SILVER.
NEVER WEAR BRAND-NEW MAKEUP
ON OPENING NIGHT.
NEVER SPEAK THE LAST LINE OF A PLAY
BEFORE OPENING NIGHT.
AN ACTOR MUST NEVER WHISTLE—
ONSTAGE OR OFF.
ALWAYS KEEP AT LEAST ONE LIGHT ON
IN AN EMPTY THEATER TO GIVE GHOSTS
ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE BY—AND KEEP THEM
FROM LASHING OUT IN ANGER!
ALWAYS EXIT THE DRESSING ROOM
WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT FIRST.
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