Papier Mache

• One balloon for each piggy bank
• A lot of old newspaper and/or brown-bag paper
• a paper egg carton (plastic ones won't work)
• Masking tape
• Flour-water glue (instructions below)
• Pink paint (tempera works well) and a brush or pink tissue paper
• One pink pipe cleaner
• A craft knife
• Plastic googly eyes (optional)
• Markers

Method

Flour-water Glue for Papier-Mâché: Make a simple, thin glue from flour and water (boiling gives it a nice consistency). Mix 1 cup of flour into 1 cup of water until the mixture is thin and runny.  Stir into 4 cups of boiling water. Simmer for about 3 minutes, then cool.

1. Blow up a balloon for each piggy bank.

Have the child tear a lot of strips of newspaper and/or brown bag paper. Strips should be about 1 inch or less wide; the length doesn't really matter.

Dip each strip of paper in the flour glue and wrap around the balloon. Have at least two to three layers surrounding the balloon. Let it dry (at least overnight) after each layer.

Let the papier-mâché balloon dry for a few days. When it is dry, you can pop and remove the balloon from the inside. This will be the body and head of the pig.

2. After the papier-mâché is completely dry, it's time to add the legs and the snout.

Separate 5 paper egg carton sections (one for each leg and the snout). Use the masking tape to attach them to the oval-shaped body.

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