Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Supplies
Strips of Paper (Newspaper, notebook paper, magazines)
Bowl to use as a form (you choose the size)
Large Blow for mixing paste
Plastic Bag to cover bowl
Flour (2 Cups)
Water (1 Cup)
Whisk or fork
Scissors to cut designs in the finished bowls (optional)
Acrylic paint to paint the bowls (optional) Paintbrush to paint the bowls (Optional)

Steps
1. Tear Paper into strips
2. Make Papier-mâché paste
3. Cover working area with newspaper 4. Cover bowl with plastic bag, and flip it over so it is upside down on the table
5. Dip strips of newspaper into the paste and layer over the bowl
6. Keep layering till the bowl has been covered at least 3 times
7. Let it dry
8. Remove bowl, remove plastic
9. Use scissors to trim the edges of the bowl or add decorative edges
10. You can leave it or paint it

Adaptions
If the texture is unbearable children can wear gloves or have a helper cover the bowl with the Papier-mâché

Extensions
Make Papier-mâché masks
Make Papier-mâché piñata

Artists/Art
Illuminated Pinata No 10, Roberto Benevidez
Cartoon Plant Sculptures, Adam Frezza

Books
Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
Skippy Jon Jones, Judy Schachner

Homework
Create something out of Papier-mâché (mask, hat, animal)

Vocabulary
Papier-mâché
Alebrijes

Tips
Cover you work area with newspaper or a garbage bag to make clean up easy
Wear an apron
If you paint the Papier-mâché, you need to be careful not to get it to wet, especially if the layers are thin

This tutorial was made by McCall Johnson for Mr Otter Studio
Music A Piano Tale by Immersive Music
Purchased music license from PremiumBeat.com