historically accurate Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I am looking for some basic cloth masks. DH and I wear filter masks at work each day, but we and the kids wear plain cloth masks (some with a filter pocket, some without) everywhere else. Our homemade masks from back when that is all you could get are dying - nose wires breaking, elastic stretched out, etc. Youngest DD (who has a tiny face, but not small enough for kid sizes) loved the few masks I bought from EShakti, but they aren't selling much in the way of masks anymore. We all prefer ear loops to ties. Adjustable ear loops for tiny DD are a necessity. I like them if they "poof" a bit so I don't get a hot flash. A couple of layers of fabric. Something other than plain black would be nice. I don't sew, and most of the mask-makers I know aren't sewing them anymore. Any face masks that are reasonably priced that you've run into that fit the bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage81 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Old Navy ones might work for you… https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=1164877&nav=hamnav%3AMasks%3AMasks for the Family%3AShop All Face Masks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Old Navy. We’ve used them the whole time and they’ve held up great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I was also going to say Old Navy or Target. I replaced our adult ones for the exact same reason recently at Target and they were all like 75% off. One of my kids begged me to make more, lol. I was like, this is cheaper than ordering more elastic though! We really wore them all out. But anywhere with kids clothes will have an aisle endcap or a spinning carousel of them like socks these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_Number Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 You definitely want basic cloth masks and not something like a Happy Mask, I take it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 My walmart had a million masks on sale. Kid packs of surgical like ones were $1 for 25. Cloth ones were on sale for .25 or $1 a pack. Tons and tons and tons. They had cloth and surgical like ones. I forgot how much the adult surgical like ones were. I think it was .25 for pack. They were even gave tons of free packs away in the grocery order this week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 My DS prefers one from Target. DD prefers one from Kohl’s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 We have been using masks from The Gap and they have held up well. (Although the kid size has been slipping off my big eight year old’s nose, but the grown up size is still way too big for her. Any ideas from the crowd?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Old Navy ones are the ones that work great for all in my family 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) We used the regular blue masks or the free ones stores and offices supply. . Edited July 21, 2021 by lynn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) My teens went to a camp recently that was going to require masks and we went into a panic because we didn’t have enough for a clean one daily for an entire week. There was no way they were going to hand wash them while there. We went to a couple stores that used to have tons and only had kid sizes or way overpriced adult masks. Dd bought some she liked at Hobby Lobby. Do didn’t like the colors there, so I ended up buying him a pack of disposable ones in the first aid section of the grocery store. I hope you can find some without too much trouble. Edited July 21, 2021 by athena1277 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditto Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 https://www.johnnywas.com/masks.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) We have been using Old Navy masks for basic run in and out use all year and they have held up well. I'm finally upgrading to a few happy masks because come this fall I suspect we will have some higher risk and longer in mask situations. Edited July 21, 2021 by FuzzyCatz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 7 hours ago, Not_a_Number said: You definitely want basic cloth masks and not something like a Happy Mask, I take it? While I'd probably breathe easier with a Happy Mask (pun totally intended!), I can't afford $20-$25 a mask for all of us. So I am looking for basic cloth masks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Old Navy. I just bought a ton on clearance as we were also needing to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) I have a bunch of cloth masks that were made for our family. We've opted to use Happy Masks ourselves. You are welcome to them just for the price of shipping. Most of them have a filter pocket and nose wire. Edited July 22, 2021 by calbear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 9 hours ago, calbear said: I have a bunch of cloth masks that were made for our family. We've opted to use Happy Masks ourselves. You are welcome to them just for the price of shipping. Most of them have a filter pocket and nose wire. Oh, that's so sweet. I will pm you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 22 hours ago, Lawyer&Mom said: We have been using masks from The Gap and they have held up well. (Although the kid size has been slipping off my big eight year old’s nose, but the grown up size is still way too big for her. Any ideas from the crowd?) My 8 yo switched from kid to adult sizes too. We twist the ear cords once, and then use an adhesive metal nosepiece strip from Amazon ($7 for 200) onto the mask to get a good nose fitting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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