Paper Puppet
You Will Need:
Fevicryl Acrylic Colours - White 27, Fevicol MR, Fine Art Brushes, Water Container, Colour Palette, Googly Eyes, Paper Plate, Mount Board, Colourful Pom-Poms, A4 Sized Colourful Papers, Scissors, Pencil.
Description :
This project is a classic example of art from waste. This is a fun filled activity for kids to do it teaches them how to make creative things from waste material at home. Using basic materials like paper plates and colourful pom poms kids can actually use their imagination and make these funny clowns. It could be a great birthday activity for kids to do in a group. There can be a competition on the same just for fun.
STEP 1
We are going to make a paper plate clown which essentially is a craft from waste.
We need an A4 sized colourful papers.
Draw and cut the cap, the bow tie, the smile and the nose out of it.
Make sure that you take appropriate colours for the same.
You also need colourful pom-poms and googly eyes for the clown.
Paint the plate using Acrylic Colour - White 27.
Leave it to dry thoroughly.
STEP 2
Take a mount board.
Draw and cut a strip measuring 1 ½” x 12” in size.
Take an A4 sized red card paper, cut the strip measuring 1 ½” x 12” in size the same as that of the mount board strip.
Stick the red coloured strip on the mount board strip with Fevicol MR.
Take the cutouts of the cap, the bow tie, the smile and the nose, stick it properly on the painted paper plate to make the clown using Fevicol MR.
Enhance the clown by sticking colourful pom- poms to depict the hair of the clown using Fevicol MR.
Stick the paper plate clown on the mount board strip using Fevicol MR. Your craft from waste is ready, see how easy it was?
Leave it to dry.
Refer to the image.
One does not necessarily need to buy things from outside to do an art or craft project. This paper plate clown can one such inspiration as to how to make creative things from waste material at home. Art from waste is catching up in schools and a lot of activities to make people aware as to how to keep the environment as a whole ecofriendly by merely recycling.