Students finish their paper mache masks and I love the big, bold results! One of the joys of working with little kids is watching how they c...
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Showing posts with label paper mache. Show all posts
3D Paper Mache Letter
If you like those cool Pottery Barn letters but not the price, make your own. 1. My son's letter is about 9" tall. Start by drawing...
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Paper-Mache Buildings
This project came from a need for inexpensive “New York” table decorations for my school’s silent auction. 1. Prep the matte board by cuttin...
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Paper Mache Bowls
My after-school paper mache class just finished their bowl project, and I love how they turned out. The key is to just not take any shortcut...
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Paper Mache Houses
Here’s a recycling paper mache project idea turned out really well last month. Empty Goldfish cracker boxes (used for our snack) were the st...
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Paper Mache Piggy Bank
These pigs did take a bit of work, but were worth all the effort in the end. SESSION 1: Students covered a 12" balloon with a layers of...
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Paper Mache Valentine Heart Box
I used modeling clay to first form these Valentine heart boxes. If you can buy the clay at a ceramic supply store, it can be pretty inexpen...
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Giraffes from Chandler, Arizona
Mylien, a parent volunteer from Chandler, Arizona shared her very successful paper mache project that is sure to inspire others. These giraf...
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Plastic Bag Mache Pumpkin
This pumpkin is made from about 40 plastic grocery bags, some Saran wrap, 3 rubber bands, newspaper, paper towel and mache, topped off with ...
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Paper Mache House
I was inspired by artist Maize Hutton to make paper mache houses that could actually double as storage for toys, etc. All you need is some c...
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Paper-Mache Bowl
Paper-mache projects can work really well with any upcoming Earth Day themes. My favorite recipe for the mache is included below. 1. Tape a ...
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Giant Paper Mache Pencils
These giant pencils were a favorite among students and parents alike in my private art class. The basic shape comes from a mailing tube, wh...
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Paper Mache Earth
The base for this paper mache globe is a beach ball. It gave the necessary round shape and was pretty sturdy to work with as well. Session 1...
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Paper Mache Eggs, for Easter or Spring
I love springtime crafts that more or less imitate nature. I experimented with covering plastic fillable easter eggs with paper mache, and c...
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Giant Paper Mache Giraffe, Part 1
My experimenting with juice boxes continues. This giraffe requires 32 juice boxes connected with plenty of packing tape to make it extra st...
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Giant Paper Mache Nutcracker, Part 2
My paper mache Nutcracker is now ready to be covered with a layer of white paper towels. The outlined figures represent 4 ft. tall students,...
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Giant Paper Mache Nutcracker, Part 1
I had often thought that my collected juice cartons could make a really cool giant paper mache figure, so with my Nutcracker theme going on ...
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Giant Paper Mache Nutcracker, Part 3 and 4
Last week my giant nutcracker project was completed, just in the nick of time for the school’s holiday show. White paper towels were paper ...
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Giant Paper Mache Numbers – Painted
Here’s the follow up to my “Giant Paper Mache Numbers” project, all painted and ready for a culmination ceremony tomorrow. I finished putti...
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Giant Paper Mache Numbers
When I started my afterschool classes last fall, I all of a sudden was going through Capri Sun and Goldfish boxes like crazy, and they just ...
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