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This project came from a need for inexpensive “New Yorkish” table decorations for my school’s silent auction.1. Prep the matte board by cutting the rectangles and squares with a large paper cutter ahead of class time. Each student will start with a set of 4 rectangle sides, and one square top.
2. Show the students how to tape the building sides and top together. Have them paper-mache with newspaper all around the outside, taking care to wrap the edges to keep the building smooth. The buildings then need to dry.
3. Follow up the newspaper layer with a layer of torn blank newsprint to cover up the letters. Dry again.
4. Using acrylic paint, cover the background in one color. After that is dry, have the students paint lots of randon squares to imitate rooms with lights on. Finally, give them fat permanent markers to trace around the windows.
5. Apply a layer of glossy Mod Podge to all to give it a nice shine.
My favorite paper-mache recipe:
2 cups all-purpose flour
8 cups cold water
8 cups boiling water
3/4 cup sugar
Mix the flour and cold water in a bowl. Add it to your saucepan of boiling water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Let cool; it will thicken as it cools. This recipe makes about a gallon of mache.
2. Show the students how to tape the building sides and top together. Have them paper-mache with newspaper all around the outside, taking care to wrap the edges to keep the building smooth. The buildings then need to dry.
3. Follow up the newspaper layer with a layer of torn blank newsprint to cover up the letters. Dry again.
4. Using acrylic paint, cover the background in one color. After that is dry, have the students paint lots of randon squares to imitate rooms with lights on. Finally, give them fat permanent markers to trace around the windows.
5. Apply a layer of glossy Mod Podge to all to give it a nice shine.
My favorite paper-mache recipe:
2 cups all-purpose flour
8 cups cold water
8 cups boiling water
3/4 cup sugar
Mix the flour and cold water in a bowl. Add it to your saucepan of boiling water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Let cool; it will thicken as it cools. This recipe makes about a gallon of mache.
6 comments:
Hi Kathy! I love all of your ideas! Thank you so much for sharing them. I think I am going to use this one this month for haunted houses :) T
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Hey Kathy! Your website has guided throughout my entire first year of teaching. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible wisdom and your gift of teaching with us.
May I ask where you boil your water? Do you just make the paper mache recipe at home and then transport it to school? Thanks for your help!
Funny you should ask, I'm boiling water for mache right now. I do make it at home and then lug it to school. One of the many glamorous parts of this job. :)
Old fashion wallpaper paste in powder form makes GREAT paper mache'.Pour it in water and stir( I use an old fashion egg beater, kids love to help mix it and the process becomes part of the project, too.
I have been using liquid starch as the sticking medium in paper mache for over 20 years. It is cheap, requires no prep and best of all,easily cleans up with water.
I love you site. I teach Jr. High art and frequently modify your projects for older kids.
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