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Paper Mache Baskets

Grade: K-2   •   Age: 4-6  •  Submitted by: Andrea Terry
[Andrea is a teacher at Longfellow Elementary in Portland, ME]


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What You Need:

  • paper towel
  • food coloring
  • eggs (hard boiled)
  • rubber gloves (to protect hands)

What You Do:

  1. Wet the paper towel, then squeeze out as much water as you can.

  2. Wrap the whole towel around the egg (hard boiled), crumpling it a little.

  3. Place the egg, wrapped with the paper towel, into a bowl.

  4. Drip drops of food color here and there on the paper towel.

  5. Let the whole thing dry, then remove the paper towel to see the designs.

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