Free Printable Cow Mask and Spots

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There is a special day in the summertime where we all dress like some fine bovine to score free chicken. Whether you're celebrating Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day or needing a quick costume or classroom activity, this free printable cow mask is here to help you out. There are even colorable versions for kids to get super creative (purple spots? Why not?). Download your printable cow mask (and its spots, too) below.

This year, Cow Appreciation Day is Tuesday, July 9. This is such a fun summertime activity for little kids and big ones, too (my teenager is not above donning a mask for free chicken). I've got EVERYTHING you need for your cow attire below...just turn on your printer and free chicken is in your future. And these printables are great for more than just Cow Appreciation Day. Use your cow costume for ANYTHING, even classroom activities. Download your own free printable cow mask and spots below.

What is Cow Appreciation Day?

I got on the horn and messaged with the good folks at Chick-fil-A about this year's Cow Appreciation Day. Straight from the horse's (errrr...cow's) mouth: 

• Cow Appreciation Day will be Tuesday, July 13, 2021. UPDATE: Chick-fil-A has decided to cancel the 2021 Cow Appreciation Day, but plans to return to the tradition in 2022.
• It is (Chick-fil-A's) day to show customer appreciation and honor (the) iconic Eat Mor Chikin® Cows. 
• On this day, anyone who comes to a Chick-fil-A restaurant wearing any sort of cow apparel will receive a free entrée. 
• This is where your printable cow mask and spots come into play!
• Children wearing anything cow-like will receive a free Kid’s Meal.
• I made a smaller-sized, as well as a colorable, printable cow mask and spots for the littles, too. All are included below.
• Be sure to check out Chick-fil-A's Chicken Wire Blog on up-to-date information regarding Cow Appreciation Day.

Printable Cow Mask and Spots

A plain white t-shirt and a simple cow mask printable go a long way for free chicken (pictured above). I've got all of the directions below on how to put together your own ridiculously easy cow costume. Or, feel free to get elaborate with this one and make a fun family activity preparing for Cow Appreciation Day.

I remember first-hand how challenging it could sometimes be entertaining little ones at home all summer long. I created the colorable printable cow mask and spots for that very reason. This is also a great way for kids to really get creative with their cow costume, too. Plus, the colorable versions are a major ink-saver for your printer, as well. 

Assembling Your Cow Costume

• You'll first download and print as many cow masks and spots as your family will need for Cow Appreciation Day (it's always fun to dress up as a family).
• You can download all of your cow masks and spots through the direct download links listed out below. 
• If you're using the colorable version, be sure to print in black and white to save yourself some ink.
• It's also a good idea to print your mask and spots onto letter-sized white cardstock for durability (a mask printed onto regular computer paper will be quite flimsy).
• I purchase all of my white cardstock here on Amazon for the best price I can find anywhere.
• If you're doing the colorable version of this costume, be sure to have kids color before cutting out your mask or spots...it's a bit easier to do that way.

• Cut out all of your masks and spots around their perimeters.
• Be sure to cut out each circle for eyes, too. This will help the costume-wearer be able to see while they're dressed like a cow!
• An X-Acto Knife (used on a self-healing cutting mat) makes quick work of cutting out the eye circles.
• Grab an X-Acto Knife here on Amazon.
• Grab a self-healing cutting mat (miniature version, like pictured above) here on Amazon.

• I like to glue a small wooden dowel to the back of each mask to make it easy to hold. This is totally optional, but helpful if you can do it.
• I grabbed these inexpensive wooden craft dowels for our masks here on Amazon.
• You can use regular school glue or hot glue for this. If kids are helping to create their costume, be sure a grown up handles the glue gun. 

• If you're using the spots for a complete look, just attach them to a plain white undershirt or t-shirt.
• Again, if you use the colorable spots, color them before cutting them out of the paper.

• Since these costumes are very temporary, I use simple double-stick tape for this (often in the car in the parking lot of our Chick-fil-A before we head inside). 
• Grab Scotch Double-Stick Tape here on Amazon. I recommend the permanent version of this tape for this usage: since we're taping to fabric, it's not really permanent. But, it'll get you through a free chicken lunch. 
• If you prefer, you can hot glue your spots to your shirt, but, keep in mind, that will render your shirt useless after you're done with your cow costume.

Download Your Printable Cow Mask and Spots:

For reference, the small mask measures 7 1/2" from ear tip to ear tip and the snout is 5" across. It should fit most kids. The large mask measures 8" across from ear tip to ear tip. Its snout is 5 1/2" inches across. All of the spots vary in sizes.

• Download the small, colorable cow mask.
• Download the small, already in-color cow mask.
• Download the large, colorable cow mask.
• Download the large, already in-color cow mask.
• Download the colorable spots.
• Download the already in-color spots.
• If you prefer, these downloads are also available here on Dropbox.
• And, if you're a Google Drive user, you can also grab these downloads here in this folder.

Not sure how to Download or Print your Printables?

Be sure to watch my video tutorial (featured below) that covers how to both download and print your printables on either a Mac or a PC. There are instructions for home printing or even uploading to your local print shop. If you have additional questions, please refer to my complete, step-by-step post on How to Print a Printable. It includes downloading tips, as well as budget-friendly, at-home printer recommendations, too.

Looking for More Printable Cow Mask Ideas?

• Elle and Company has a super cute Free Printable Cow Mask, too.
• Making Learning Fun has a pattern for a Printable Cow Mask that you can cut out of construction paper and assemble.
• Six Clever Sisters have a tutorial for a Paper Plate Cow Mask with Free Printables, too.

Do you celebrate Cow Day?