Paper Mache Earth

Since Earth Day is coming up, we made our own earth out of paper mache.

Here is what you’ll need: balloon, newspaper, tissue paper (blue and green), brushes, and the paper mache glue.  There are a lot of different recipes for the glue, but I used 1 part flour, 2 parts water, and some white glue.  I didn’t measure the glue, I just added some in.

Dip the newspaper strips into the glue and put them on the balloon until it’s covered.  We then brushed the glue on top of the newspaper to make sure it stuck really well.

Then add green and blue tissue paper to represent water and land.

When it was all done I hung it up from our chandelier to dry.  It took a couple of days to dry.  Once it all nice and dry we popped the balloon.

Our completed paper mache earth 🙂

Tot School

Hunter is 15 1/2 months old.

It was another fun week at Tot School this week.  We are still working on the color yellow and we started some Earth Day activities too.

The weather started out beautiful at the beginning of the week.  Since that doesn’t usually last long where we live, we got outside and enjoyed it.

Hunter enjoyed painting with water.  He had a little bowl with water in it and he would work to use all of his water up and then bring me the bowl and ask for more.  He did this for a very long time, several times.

He stopped for a minute to check the back yard for Hailey.

Hunter used the yellow do-a-dot marker to make a picture.

Hailey was busy writing her spelling words outside using chalk and Hunter wanted to join in.  So, he colored outside with yellow chalk.

I wrote Hunter’s name on a piece of cardboard using my hot glue gun.  Then Hunter painted it yellow.

Hunter loved feeling his name!  You can see the full post about this here.

We just started doing Earth Day activities, so I only have one to share today.  This was a very easy one- color a coffee filter with washable green and blue markers (they must be washable for it to work) and then spray it with a mist of water.

Hunter’s coffee filter earth.  (See the full post here.)

Stop by 1+1+1=1 to see what the other tots were up to this week.

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Coffee Filter Earth

Since Earth Day will be here soon I went to my Pinterest Earth Day board and looked for some inspiration.

This one is super simple- you just need coffee filters, blue and green washable markers, and a spray bottle with water in it.

Color the coffee filter with the markers.  It really doesn’t matter how you do it.  Hunter just scribbled all over his.

Hailey drew some shapes and colored them in.

When you’re done coloring, spray the coffee filter with water and watch the color spread.  (This is why your markers need to be washable, so that the colors will mix.)

Hunter’s earth all sprayed.

Hailey’s completed earth.

Hunter’s completed earth.

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Hot Glue Painting

This was an easy painting idea that Hailey and Hunter both enjoyed.

First I wrote Hunter’s name on a piece of cardboard using a hot glue gun.  It didn’t turn out super cute looking, but it worked for doing some just-for-fun painting.  Hunter liked feeling his name.

Since Hunter is learning the color yellow, I gave him some yellow paint and a sponge brush and let him paint.

I would add just a tiny bit of paint to the bowl and he would paint with it.  This kept his attention for a very long time.

When Hailey saw Hunter’s finished art work she wanted to make one too.

 Hunter’s finished picture.

Hailey’s finished picture.