Create your own easy papier mache bowl from scraps of coloured paper.
Time: 15 minutes plus several hours soaking time first and a day drying time after
Age: Any age
Level: Easy
Materials
Bowl to mold the paper mâché onto
Tear the coloured paper into small pieces and soak in boiling water for several hours.
Drain the excess water off the coloured paper and squeeze the paper.
Stir several spoonfuls of
paste into the damp coloured paper pieces and mix well.
Cover the inside or outside of a bowl with cling wrap.
Ready for the papier mache
Start to press pieces of the coloured paper and paste mix onto the cling wrapped bowl, directly onto the cling wrap.
Keep going to make a bowl shape.
Allow to dry for at least a day.
Once dry, lift the papier mache bowl off and then peel off the cling wrap.
Ready to peel off the cling wrap
You could varnish your papier mâché bowl or leave as is.
Categories
#Any age
#Paper
#Bowl
#Papier mache
#Paper mache
