Activity #40: Paper mache pig

Description: This is a two part activity
Part 1: We made the paper mache structure. In this case we made a pig. We put a pudding cup on a balloon for the snout, and parts of an egg carton for legs and ears. We dipped newspaper strips into the flour water mixture and covered the pig
Part 2: After the paper mache pig dried, we painted it with washable paints
Age: 3+
Purpose:
Sensory
Fine motor
Creativity
Prep time: extensive. You have to make the newspaper strips, the mixture. This is also a messy activity that requires a lot of clean up and adult supervision
What you’ll need: Flour and water to make the mixture, for the pig we used a balloon, egg carton and pudding cup, and you’ll need paint.
Fun Factor: The first part of this activity was a challenge. My younger son would not touch the flour mixture. My older spectrum son dipped a few newspaper strips and put them on the pig. After that he had enough. There was a lot of monitoring the kids to keep the mess contained. I ended putting on most of the strips. They enjoyed painting the pig better. They liked changing up the colours and we finished painting the pig together.