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Paper Mache
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Ingredients:
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| flour
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| water
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| newspaper
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| acrylic paint
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| red ribbon
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Directions:
To make paper-mache mixture: blend one part flour with two parts water, and stir until smooth. Dip a piece of newspaper into the mixture; squeegee the paper with your fingers so it isn't drippy. Lay paper on item and gently smooth. Continue, covering evenly, until the outside is a few layers thick. Let dry overnight, and decorate with tempera or acrylic paint; then glue on any details, using ribbon, stickers, colored paper and other items.
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Credit:
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| "Do not then train youths to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each." |
| "I found I could say things with colors and art that I had no words for." |
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