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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Maché Tiger Book Ends
Make two identical tigers or two different animals for these cute
bookends. Makes a great gift from the kids.
Materials and directions are for ONE book end.
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Materials:
 | milk carton |
| something heavy (rocks work perfectly and are fun to collect
outside, but you can also use dried beans, dried rice or sand) |
| scrap cardboard (the corrugated kind is best) If you only have
thin cardboard, then you can just layer it together. |
| newspaper |
| ONE OF: white glue, mod podge OR paper
mache paste (1 part flour to 4 parts water... boil about 3 minutes stirring
constantly, add 2 ice cubes and let cool) |
| scissors |
| masking tape |
| poster or tempra paint -- orange |
| paintbrush |
| black marker or paint
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| OPTIONAL: exacto knife |
| OPTIONAL: spray varnish |
Instructions:
| Prepare your paper mache paste right away so it has time to cool (if
using the boil method). I like boiled paste as it's smoother and
takes a lot less flour (the REDUCE part of the three R's!).
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| Print out the template -- the templates are B&W (or you can choose
to do this free hand)
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| Cut out the template pieces and lay them on a piece of corrugated
cardboard.
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| Trace the pieces onto the cardboard
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| Cut them out with scissors or an exacto knife. I recommend an
adult help with this as the cardboard is difficult to cut.
Especially the mane (TIP: have the adult cut out a smooth circle
for the mane first and then let the child snip in little triangles to
make the jagged edge. This is a lot easier than trying to cut
the jagged edge from the cardboard as you go.) |
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| Cut the top off the milk carton. This may require adult
assistance
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| Measure the bottom of the carton (it should be about 5
inches).
 | Measure up the same height on the milk carton and make a mark. |
| Cut down from the top until you reach the mark you made. |
| Fold over the edges so you have a perfect box (it doesn't have
to be a complete cube, but it helps the kids practice measuring.)
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| Fill the box with something heavy (we used rocks and had lots of fun
collecting them)
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| Refold the edges and tape TIGHTLY.
(you may notice we are always using this odd green masking tape in our
crafts... er, you don't have to use green -- you can use the regular
color)
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| Tear strips of newspaper about 1 " wide and as long as you
want.
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| Dip in the paper mache paste, but then remove excess paste (I run it
through my fingers to do this)
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| Cover the milk carton cube, in no more than 4 layers of paper
mache (I always tell the kids no more than 2 as they always put on too
much *grin*). If you put on more than 4 it will likely mold
before it dries
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| Cover each of the cut out pieces with paper mache (all the way
around). Again, no more than 4 layers.
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legs
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