Fun paper mache projects

Two easy recipes for making paper mache (one with flour, one without) plus a variety of helpful beginner tips. Suitable craft for kids & no cooking required.

Paper mache is a French word for chewed paper, a composite hard material made from paper pulp, often reinforced with textile and glued with adhesive. It appears as a low-cost alternative to plaster. These SELF-DO Paper Mache Sculpture Art Examples For Beginners is easy and fun, it doesn’t require any fancy equipment.

The possibilities are endless with paper mache! Even young children will love creating this paper mache art for kindergarten + free recipe.

This easy recipe for paper mache glue simply requires flour, water, and salt. It is ideal for most paper mache projects.

Make some fabulous Papier Mache Bowls - these are a perfect use for shredded paper and make a fabulous Gift That Kids Can Make. We decorated ours as fruit

Paper Maché Aliens craft and literacy project in one! #papermache #teachmemommydotcom

What better theme than ice-cream when summer vacation is just around the corner!? Enjoying our ice creams! Following our previous Shorty Pencil sculptures using plaster, I wanted to introduce my students to another sculpture medium. Our ice-cream cones were made with the most basic materials possible: paper mache and newspaper. And they were SO MUCH FUN! 8-14 year olds 8-11 year olds 6-8 year olds Day 1 Cone: We began with the cones. I pre-traced large circle templates on cardstock and cut…

Learn how to make paper mache using our step by step photo and video tutorials. This simple paper mache recipe works well every time!