Year Round
Papier-Mache Bowls
Items List:
For the Papier-Mache Bowls:
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup flour
- 1-inch strips of newspaper
Instructions:
For the papier-mache bowls
- Pour 2 cups water and 1 cup flour into a mixing bowl and combine well using a whisk. The consistency should be similar to pancake batter. Whisk until smooth.
- Cover a bowl of the desired final bowl shape with aluminum foil. Coat the aluminum foil with cooking spray to make removal easier.
- Dip one strip of newspaper at a time into the flour mixture, remove excess by sliding newspaper between your fingers, then paste onto the foil covered bowl.
- Criss-cross strips until most of the bowl is covered, then reinforce by encircling the bowl with horizontal pieces. Smooth over with fingertips once the entire bowl is covered.
- Shift bowls to wire drying racks and place in a cool, out-of-the way area to set. Leave them undisturbed overnight to dry (at least 12 hours).
- Carefully remove the papier-mache from the aluminum foil. Trim any excess newspaper from the edges of each bowl if desired. To make it smoother, you can sand gently with fine grain sandpaper.
- Paint and decorate bowls.
Notes:
The smoother the foil, the smoother the Papier-Mache.
Never eat raw flour! Wash hands, baking tools and surfaces with soap and hot water and only eat food that contains flour when it is fully cooked.
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