the device which protects wall electrical hardware there is attached on an inner side 64 of the rectangular flat front 61 attachment means 68 such as at least one pair of but preferably two pair of substantially parallel prongs 65 which are adapted and sized to fit within the electrical prong openings 66 on the exposed wall electrical hardware it is critical that these prongs 65 be constructed of an insulating material such as plastic to prevent electrical shock the face plate of the wall electrical hardware is removed by unscrewing the securing screw the remaining exposed wall electrical hardware is protected by fitting the prongs 65 of the device 6 within the electrical prong openings 66 an alternate form of the sixth embodiment of the present invention is a simple rectangularly shaped piece 67 which is dimensioned slightly smaller than an electrical outlet box an attachment means 68 such as at least one pair of but preferably two substantially parallel prongs 65 which are adapted and sized to fit within the electrical prong openings 66 on the exposed wall electrical hardware is affixed to one side of the rectangularly shaped piece 67 while the above two forms of the sixth embodiment are described for use with a dual plug outlet they may be adapted to be used with more than dual plug outlet such as quadruple plugs or the like in a seventh embodiment of the present invention mask 7 protects wall electrical switches the mask 7 comprises a one piece cover 70 which an open end the open end substantially fits over the wall electrical switch preferably the one piece cover 70 is formed in the shape of the electrical switch the face plate.