These fantastic animal heads are made from nothing more than cereal boxes, newspaper, flour paste, and paint—
It’s a simple project that you will love doing because it expands the creative imagination of the children.
To transform your cereal box into a colourful animal you will need…
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Small or medium cereal boxes
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Masking tape
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Scissors
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White glue
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Newspaper
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Tempera paint
First, make up some papier-maché paste… Combine 11/2 cups water and 1 cup flour; stir vigorously. Add 1/3 cup white glue and mix well. (You’ll need about 11/2 cups of paste per animal.)
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Then start with the cereal box. From the bottom, cut halfway up each corner seam with scissors.
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To shape the animal’s face, cut a curve into the bottom half of the front and back panels. (Make it pointier for a fox, rounder for a dog or a bunny.)
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Use masking tape to attach the side flaps along each edge. Trim excess.
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Cut out ears from a second cereal box and attach them to the animal head with masking tape.
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Use white glue to attach tightly crumpled balls of newspaper to the head for eyes and/or a nose.
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Tear newspaper into strips and squares that are roughly 2 to 4 inches wide.
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Dip the paper into the papier-maché paste, and smooth strips onto the animal head.
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Continue adding paper until all sections are covered with a few layers. Let it dry overnight.
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Decorate head with tempera paint, adding paper whiskers and eyelashes with white glue.
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Use hot glue to attach an unfolded paper clip to the back for hanging.
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