Rainy Day Activities for Parents & Children

Here is an article by Angela Hughes - Mom Extraordinaire. Angela writes a column for parents in each issue of Applaud Women. Since we have had so much rain over the summer we thought this would be a helpful article for parents to read. Here is one of the activities that Angela has suggested.

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1. Make a Paper Mache World Globe and label it. There isn’t a kid around that doesn’t like to get their hands sticky with a glue paste and ripped up newspaper. This craft is fun to paint and even more fun to make.

Supplies needed:

A round balloon
Lots of newspaper
Flour and water glue (instructions below)
A container for mixing the glue (old plastic containers work well)
A spoon or stick to stir the glue
A printer
Pencil
Blue and green tempera paint
Paint brushes
A dark marker

Make simple, thin glue from flour and water. Mix 1 cup of flour into 1 cup of water until the mixture is thin and runny. Stir into 4 cups of boiling water (the heating gives the
glue a nice consistency, but is not
necessary).


Simmer for about 3 minutes, and then cool.

Tear a lot of strips of newspaper.

Strips should be about 1 inch wide; the length doesn’t really matter.

Blow up and tie a round balloon for each student.

Papier-Mâché: Dip each strip of paper in the flour glue, wipe off excess, and wrap the strip around the balloon. Have at least three layers surrounding the balloon. Let it dry (at least overnight) after each layer.

Let the globe dry completely (it may take a few days). When the papier-mâché is dry, the balloon usually pops by itself, and separates from the outer papier-mâché skin.
Paint the globe with tempura paints and label accordingly.

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