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Home Sweet HomeA HouseWhat is a house?It’s brick and stoneand wood that’s hard.Some window glassAnd perhaps a yardIt’s eaves and chimney’sAnd tile floorsAnd stucco and roofAnd lots of doors.What is a home?It’s loving and familyAnd doing for others.It’s brothers and sistersAnd fathers and mothers.It’s unselfish actsAnd kindly sharingAnd showing your loved onesyou're always caringpoem by Lorraine M. HalliCreate a house lantern using a milk carton and PaperMache. Decorate your house however you like andsend in pictures of your completed houses to share.
HomeSweetHomeYou Will Need 1 milk carton 1 Tbspn Paper Mache glue (seefollowing recipe) Small sharp nail scissors or Stanleyknife Newspaper White Office paper Coloured cellophane (optional) Paints, texters, drawing or collagematerials LED battery operated tea light(optional)
Step 1– Mix up gluePaper Mache Glue RecipeWhat you needflour water mixing bowl spoonActivity Mix one part flour with one part of water (eg, 1 cup flour and 1 cup water, or 1/2 cup flour and1/2 cup water) until you get a thick glue-like consistency. Add a bit more water if it's too thick.Mix well with a spoon to get rid of all the lumps. If you find you are getting lumps in your glue,you can use a small kitchen electric mixer to whiz them out.Add a few tablespoons of salt to the final mixture to help prevent mould.NOTES:You need to use strips of newspaper only, or even paper tissues or towels. Let the newspaper strips soak in the paper mache glue a little before using. Cover your artwork with only 2-3 layers, then let dry completely. This is an important step. Once a layer is dry you can add 2-3 more layers, remembering to let each layer dry beforeadding the next one. The final layer can be plain paper - so it's easier to paint - but use the thinnest paperpossible and make sure it's soaked well in the Paper Mache glue. Recipe sourced from: 16f566a15b75932462f274c
STEP 2:With a permanentmarker or pen,draw lines on yourmilk carton whereyou would like yourwindows anddoors to be.Tip: Don’t make yourwindow openings toosmall or they will beharder to Paper Machelater.
STEP 3:Cut out thewindows and doorcarefully using aStanley knife orscissors, I foundsmall sharp nailscissors workedbest. (Leave onelong side of thedoor uncut so yourdoor can open andclose)Get anadult to helpyou cutting out andplease be careful with sharpscissors and knives!
STEP 4:Apply strips oftorn newspaper allover your milk cartonusing the pre preparedPaper Mache glue allover to stick and sealit. Do a few layers untilit is thick and strong.Leave it to dry overnight.Tip: Use your fingers to dipsmall torn pieces ofnewspaper into glue,scrape excess glue offwith fingers, and apply tomilk carton carefullysquashing out any airPlease note: Covering your milkcarton house in newspaper andglue is a messy job! Best doneoutside or withMake surenewspaper andyou apply thedrop sheetPaper Machedown. Easilythrough your windowcleaned up withcut outs, don’t cover upwater beforeyour windows!dry.
STEP 5:When you arehappy with yourPaper Machethickness, do acouple of layersusing white paperto finish. Againallow to dry overnight.Note: Use firm pressurewith your fingers to applythe paper as it can be a bitstiff at first and might needa bit of working to get it tostick around corners. I usedmy small scissors to helpme stick it down throughthe windows. It can be a bitfiddly so have patience!
STEP 6:Once your PaperMache is dry yourhouse can becoloured anddrawn or paintedon to give it itsfinal character. Youcould paint it, drawon it or even sticksome materialsyou have foundonto it. The choiceis yours be ascreative as youlike!
STEP 7: (optional)Lastly, fill in the window gaps withcoloured cellophane. Measure how bigyou need to cut it to make sure it is bigenough to completely cover yourwindows. Stick it down using stickytape or glue from inside to createcolourful glass for your windows.(you may have to cut out the bottom ofyour milk carton to fit your hand insideto attach the cellophane)
Home Sweet Home. Step 1– Mix up glue Paper Mache Glue Recipe What you need flour water mixing bowl spoon Activity Mix one part flour with one part of water (eg, 1 cup flour and 1 cup water, or 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup water) until you get a thick glue-like consistency. Add a bit more water if it's too thick. Mix well with a spoon to get rid of all the lumps. If you find you .
