- Age Guideline: 6 Years and Up
- Time Required: Days
The above age and time guidelines are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.
Materials Needed:
- Round Balloon
- Newspaper
- Paper Mache Paste
- Acrylic Paint
- Paintbrush
Instructions:
Make sure you cover you work surface well. This can be newspaper laid on top of wax paper, freezer paper, or even on old tablecloth or shower curtain. This is a very messy project! Also, please note, to allow ample drying time, you will need a few days to complete this project!
Blow up and tie the balloon. While you are working on it, you might want to set it on top of a bowl. Completely cover the bowl with plastic wrap so the paper mache hopefully does not stick to it. Tear newspaper into strips about 1- or 2-inches wide and 4- to 6-inches long. You will need a lot of newspaper. Choose one of the paper mache paste recipes here and make it. Follow these step-by-step directions to paper mache your balloon. You should apply 3 or 4 layers. Allow each layer to dry completely before applying the next. You might also need to let one side of the balloon dry before applying paper mache to the other side.
Once the paper mache is dry, paint your balloon to look like a real globe using blue, green, and even white paint. Add as much or as little detail as you like!
- See a larger photo of this craft completed by Sherri
