Major Valentines Paper Mache Project

Every year, I talk to the kids about their Valentine's day boxes.  There are always wild and strange requests, but I manage to steer them toward something easier, boxier; like rubics cubes or vending machines. The squarer, the better.

Well, this year, I decided to build whatever they requested. And they, predictably, requested their favorite animals; a turtle, a giraffe, and a sloth.

First, we spent one night building the shapes out of cardboard. Then we spent another evening paper macheing them. Kind of difficult since the paper mache soaked the cardboard and some parts started collapsing. I had to support some limbs while they dried.



After that, we spent another evening painting the animals. They turned out pretty well. The sloth looks a little weird - more like a clown than a sloth.

[caption id="attachment_2117" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The opening is in his mouth. The candy comes out his butt.[/caption]