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Papier-Mâché Globe

Papier-Mâché Globe

Make your own globe of the Earth from Papier-Mâché. Although this is a messy project that takes days to complete, the results are very nice and teach a tremendous amount about geography.
Author Parenting Chaos

Ingredients

  • Something Round balloon, plastic bags, etc
  • Lots of Recycled Paper we used Junk Mail!
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Water
  • Paint
  • Paint brushes
  • A dark marker

Instructions

Papier-Mâché Glue

  1. Boil 2 cups of water.
  2. Mix 2 cups of cold water with 1 cup of flour.
  3. Once water is boiling add cold water/flour mixture in.
  4. Stir until all clumps are gone. You can add more water as needed.
  5. Remove from heat and add 3/4 cup of sugar.
  6. Let cool and thicken before use.

Globe

  1. Find something to make a circle with (balloon, plastic bags, etc.) We used paper to be recycled and wrapped in in saran wrap.
  2. Rip up strips of paper.
  3. Soak strips in Papier-Mâché Glue and apply to globe shape.
  4. Cover the entire globe and let dry. This may take a couple of days.

Painting

  1. Pull out any maps you may have.
  2. Sit down with child and use a dark marker to draw out the outlines of the continents.
  3. Grab whatever paints you want to use and sit down and paint!
  4. Allow to dry and then put on display!