How to Make Paper Mache Pulp

Paper Mache Pulp is really easy to make, it acts like clay when it is wet but is really strong once it dries.

Paper mache is especially fun for kids because it can be made into so many different crafts, paper mache can be shaped into most everything. Houses can be made by covering a small milk carton with paper mache pulp. Once the paper mache pulp is dry, the house can be painted and doors and windows can be also painted on.

Trees can even be made by simply rolling the paper mache pulp in to a ball and placing onto the top of a popsicle stick and the base of the tree can be made using a small ball of paper mache pulp at the bottom of the popsicle stick. The top ball of the tree can be painted green and the popsicle stick and bottom ball that is the base can be painted brown.

Hills can be made my scrunching news papers together and shaping into a hill and then covering with the paper mache pulp and painting the hills green and brown.

Paper Mache for kids is great fun because it is so versatile and learning how to make paper mache pulp is really simple, the materials needed are: warm water, 2 bowls, flour, newspapers or paper toweling, large old spoon and a large old cloth.

How to make paper mache pulp is as follows: tear the newspapers or paper toweling into really small pieces and be sure to have enough paper pieces to almost fill the bowl. Place the newspaper or toweling pieces into the bowl and pour enough warm water over the newspaper or toweling pieces so that the paper is soaked thoroughly. Allow the newspaper or toweling to soak for at least one hour.

Take out the wet paper pulp and place onto an old cloth, roll the cloth and twist so that the excess water is removed from the paper pulp. Empty the water that was in the bowl and place the paper pulp back into the bowl. In a different bowl, mix two large spoonfuls of flour with water to make a medium consistency paste. Pour the paste into the paper pulp and stir together. The paper mache pulp is now ready to use for paper mache crafts.

Paper mache is a great project for kids and parents to make together and the paper mache crafts that can be created are endless. Most items for the paper mache pulp can be found in the home kitchen and the cost to make paper mache pulp is very minimal.

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