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Activity 2: Paper Mache
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Save Trees
It's a Breeze!
To Recycle Paper
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Save Trees, learn about recycling, and learn about interesting objects that you can make from paper with paper mache. Choose one of three different recipes on this page.
Paper Mache is a great recycle craft!
Make ornaments or other fun projects using recycled papers. You can use Newspaper, stationary, gift wrap, or any paper you have left over. Once you make the mixture using one of the three recipes below, form the PAPER MACHE into shapes, let it dry, and paint it!
For large items or particular shapes you can make the insides hollow by using cartons, cans,styrofoam or an air filled balloons on the inside,then forming your shapes around it! Balloons are particularly good for making ornaments that you would like to be shaped like a ball.
Print out this recipe and the patterns below! Good luck and have fun!
Materials:
- Paper
- Flour, wall paper paste or white glue (depends on recipe used)
- Water
- bowl or tub
- something to stir with
Paper Mache Recipes:
Use one of these 3 Paper Mache Recipes:
Recipe 1/ Ingredients: Flour,water,paper
- Stir three parts water into one part flour until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- To make the paste last longer, add a few drops of oil of Wintergreen. (optional) You can buy this oil at a drugstore.
- Stir well and the paste is ready to use.
- Now you need paper- newspaper works well!
- Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.
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Recipe 2/ Ingredients: Wallpaper paste,water,paper
- Buy some wallpaper paste at a hardware store.
- Mix one part wallpaper paste with three parts water.
- Stir well and the paste is ready to use.
- Now you need paper- newspaper works well!
- Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.
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Recipe 3 / Ingredients: Glue, water, paper
- Mix two parts white glue with one part warm water.
- Stir well and the Paste is ready to use.
- Now you need paper-newspaper works well!
- Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.
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