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Paper Mache Baskets

Grade: K-2   •   Age: 4-6  •  Submitted by: Shelly
[Shelly is a kindergarten teacher from Cool Spring Elementary in Hyattsville, Maryland]


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What You Need:

  • old crayons
  • wax paper
  • construction paper
  • iron
  • scissors
  • egg template

What You Do:

  1. Give the children a square of wax paper.

  2. Have the children sprinkle the middle of the wax paper with crayon shavings.

  3. Place another square of wax paper on top.

  4. Place construction on top of the wax paper before you run the iron over it.

  5. With ADULT assistance, run a warm iron over the wax paper to melt the crayon.

  6. After it has cooled, have the children trace the egg template onto the wax design and then they may cut it out.

  7. Hang the crayon eggs in the window as sun catchers.

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