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Water Monster Costume
I love making costumes, just as long as I can create them quickly and easily – and for this costume I had some very speedy short-cuts to my water monster outfit. The secret is out now, so I can...
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Paper Layer Hat
A few layers and a little glue create a solid structure – strong enough to support flowers for a Spring bonnet, and hard enough for a dress-up helmet. You need a bowl for the shape, and then layer up...
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Papier Mache Easter Egg
This eggy paper craft reminds my crafty friend of the Royal Icing Eggs she was given at Easter when she was a child. You will need a balloon pump to blow up the water balloon – apparently the crafty...
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Papier Mache Finger Puppet
The classic finger puppet has to be a papier mache one! It is pretty simple to make as long as you are not too fussy about details. The basic puppet is made with a roll of paper for the neck and then...
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Papier Mache Witches Hat
This example of papier mache is probably a bit of a big project for young children, but it is a great example of how durable papier mache can be. I first made this hat over 15 years ago and between...
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Translucent Tissue Paper Easter Egg
This is a great craft for an older child to create – they will be very very proud of their results Pippi Pipecleaners made this beautiful egg, but her first attempt was a bowl using this technique –...
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Construction Blocks Box
I love that this craft has a useful purpose as well as looking great in the kiddies rooms, and you get to do some recycling too. You need a sturdy shoebox, 2 or 3 empty card rolls, newspaper torn...
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Dinosaur Eggs
These special dinosaur eggs are from the little known Papersaurus Rex. The eggs are famous for being many patterened, multi-colored and sometimes even covered in glitter. Cover a balloon with strips of...
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Asterix and Obelix Papier Mache Costumes
There is a bit of a saying in our house, well to be accurate, I keep saying … ‘You can make anything out of papier mache’ I needed to utilise the awesome powers of papier mache to create a couple of...
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Paper Crafted Homework
A great result from all the paper crafting the children have done over the years – paper crafted homework ideas are easy to come by and easy to do! And they have an enthusiastic helper in me – well I...
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