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Turtle pinata

Materials - balloon (large) - candy (wrapped) - glue (white) - paintbrushes - papier-mache (pulp and strip) - string - tempera paint - toilet-paper tubes (three) A pinata is a papier-mache...

Gooney bird

Materials 1. Make some papier-mache pulp (see papier-mache pulp, page 89). You will use the pulp in step 3. 2. To make the gooney bird's body, blow up a balloon and tie the neck tightly....

Puppet head

Materials - newspaper - paintbrushes - papier-mache (pulp and strip) - tempera paint - toilet-paper tube - transparent tape - yarn 1. To form the puppet's head, crumple a sheet of newspaper...

Bottle figure

Materials - bottle (plastic) - newspaper - paintbrushes - sand or salt - strip papier-mache - tempera paint ■ yarn 1. Find an empty plastic bottle (a detergent bottle works well). Pour ...

Lion wall decoration

1. Place a paper plate on a flat surface. Cover one side of the plate with two or three layers of papier-mache strips (see strip papier-mache, page 88). Be sure to smooth down all of the...

Horse

Make a large supply of papier-mache pulp (see papier-mache pulp, page 89). You will use the pulp in step 3. Materials - glue (white) - newspaper - paintbrush - papier-mache pulp - pipe cleaners...

Small tray

1 Find an empty meat or vegetable tray,. Cover the tray with five or six layers of papier-mache strips (see strip papier-mache, page 88). Cover the front, back, and sides of the tray. Smooth the...

Neck ornament

Materials - newspaper - paintbrush - papier-mache pulp - tempera paint - yarn or string 1. Make some papier-mache pulp (see papier-mache pulp, page 89). Drop two large spoonfuls of pulp on a...

Helpful hints

The following information will help you make some of the projects in this section. If a special skill is needed, the directions will tell you the page on which that skill is explained. For example:...