Make a Paper Mache Piggy Bank
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Materials Needed
1 Balloon per Piggy Bank
Old newspaper or brown-bag paper
paper egg carton (not plastic!)
masking tape
flour-water glue (instructions below)
pink paint & brush (or any other color)
pipe cleaner for the tail
Optional: googly eyes
Instructions for Flour-water glue mixture: Mix 1 cup flour in 1 cup water until mix is thin & runny. Still the mix into 4 cups of boiling water. Simmer about 3 minutes, then cool.
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Blow up a balloon.
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Tear LOTS of strips of newspaper and/or brown bag paper. (about 1 inch or less wide)
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Dip each strip of paper in the flour glue & wrap it around the balloon. Make at least 2-3 layers completely surrounding the balloon. Let it dry at least overnight between each layer.
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When strips are dry, allow balloon paper mache to dry for several days.
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Once completely dry, separate 5 paper egg carton sections (these will be the legs & snout). Use masking tape to attach them to the pig body.
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Now it’s time to paint!! You can also glue small pieces of tissue paper on, but this is more messy & time consuming. We like to paint! Let dry overnight!
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Using a small knife cut a hole in the back end and insert the pipe cleaner for a tail. Glue on eyes or use a permanent marker. Draw on slots on the snout for the nose. Use the knife to cut a slot in the top of the pig for money to be inserted!!
Idea & recipe for this piggy found at Enchanted Learning.
