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Fun With Paper

© Marie-Helen Goyetche

In this article I'll be giving you sites for ideas what you can do with paper. Yes, paper. There are so many possibilities of fun and easy crafts we can do with paper besides the everyday drawing, cutting, and gluing. Using paper is a cheap material for arts n' crafts and we always have plenty on hand. Here are just a few sites I have found for you.

Paper Sculpture at Gupit-Gupit (SM) Paper snakes sculptures made out of only one piece of paper.

Donna's Papier Maché At this site you'll find a great papier maché recipe to make a pinata, a pig shape and tips on how to make a self-portrait.

Joseph Wu's Origami Page Origami is the art of paper folding. Here you'll find out more about the history and the

Make An Origami Jumping Frog Step-by-step using 12 pictograms learn how to make a jumping frog. Use for frog theme or when reading a story about frogs.

Papier Maché Here you'll find three recipes: Papier Mâché Paste, Papier Mâché Extra Soft Pulp, and Paperhanger's Paste. Three recipes a little different than water and flour.

Paper Airplane Hanger Page Out our 20 four-year olds, we have 15 boys and using the information on this site, we kept them busy for a week straight. Here you'll find an introduction to paper airplanes. A page on safety -which I printed up and posted - even if the children can't read, go through the regulations together, they do understand. There you'll also find four designs to make with your children: the 'Flat Bed', the 'S93', the 'Classic Dart' , and the 'Vortex'. There's also a page of links where there's more designs on different airplanes.

You Can Make Paper At this site is the step by step process on how to take paper and recycle it into new paper. This a great rainy day activity that once dry can be turned into a love note for mom, dad, or for the grandparents. It can be a great holiday' gift.

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