TwoFiveSeven

Progressing with the story, I didn't know what I was making yet just that I was thinking it would be Star Wars related. I started thinking of making a Darth Vader mask but this then changed to something more challenging from The Empire Strikes Back. Continuing with paper mache and also trying not to spend much money on it I started modelling it around a Tauntaun.  Involving my son with the process so he could see how you can make various different shapes with paper mache and left over cardboard + paper. Materials: Paper mache, cardboard pieces, toilet roll tubes, strips of paper. My son had no idea what a tauntaun was as he hadn't seen any Star wars movies.

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away ... I was trying to get my children into craft ideas at home which started off with paper mache and paints. The usual stuff of getting a balloon and covering it with paper mache, letting it dry and then paint it with colours. The kids enjoyed it for a wee while but this gets repetitive for them as they didn't know what else to make so I wanted to show them other ideas. I started with the basic balloon with paper mache and expanded from there with no real plans on what I was making. Home made paper mache, flour, small amount of salt, warm water, mix it well in a bowl then use strips of newspaper. Note, Newspaper is expensive these days just for cutting up for paper mache so I wasn't interested in buying newspapers just for that so I used an old phone book due to the thin paper sheets.