Today's Summer Daily Fun

Papier Mache Pigs

Papier Mache is fun and easy:  You'll need:

• Water
• White Flour (one part flour to one part water)
• Strips of Newspaper, about 1 inch wide
• Acrylic or Poster Paint
• A large soda bottle (with cap)
• Golf tees (or toothpicks or match sticks for legs)
• Cardboard cut into triangles (for ears)
• Tape (to tape the ears and legs onto the bottle)

Make a pig form by taping cardboard triangles onto the end of the bottle near the cap and taping toothpicks or golf tees onto the bottle for legs and a tail.  Mix flour and water in a large bowl (2 cups of each is a good amount to start) until it makes a smooth paste.  Dip in the newspaper strips, one at a time  Remove the excess paste from your fingers and lay the coated newspaper on the pig form to be papier mâchèd.  Smooth out the wrinkles and continue to place flour-coated newspaper over the surface until the bottle is completely covered.  When the surface has totally dried, paint your own design using acrylic or poster paint, and decorate with craft supplies.

If a pig isn't up your alley, try making a papier mâchè ball by covering a blown-up balloon.

Hint:  Ever wonder what a piñata is made from?  Papier mâchè molded around a form!  Use your imagination and make your own piñata.  Make a shape from wadded up newspaper or even balloons and remove the insides to leave the piñata hollow for candy.  Don't forget to tape something on the top of the form to hang your piñata up when you're finished.

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