Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This paper mache chicken is easy to make, and you can change it any way you like - make a whole flock of hens, and each one will be different.
I chose this easy chicken for today's post because I've got chickens on my brain - I'm sure you heard why as soon as you clicked the "play" button. 🐤
I mentioned an exciting video that my daughter will be making soon. If you subscribe to her channel you will be notified when it's online. You can find her channel here: youtube.com/jessierasche
This is the first project in my book "Make Animal Sculptures with Paper Mache Clay." I started the book with the easiest project so readers would be successful right from the start and learn new skills with every project. If you'd like to peek inside the book you can see it here: amzn.to/1nMUO3a
I used the experimental "no joint compound" air dry clay for today's chicken, but only because I made a batch of it for my last video and I wanted to use it up. You will probably want to use the original paper mache clay recipe, or my air dry clay recipe, (which works a lot like the clay I'm using in the video), or plain old paper strips and paste. They will all work beautifully for this project.
Links to the recipes:
My original paper mache clay recipe (and no, you don't have to use toilet paper - recycled paper works just fine): youtu.be/1YQ6eUqcEh8
My "silky smooth" air dry clay: youtu.be/YOiovGN-yHA
Paper mache paste: youtu.be/kOKGn86NW8U
When your chicken is finished, be sure to come back and show it off on the Daily Sculptors page. We would all love to see how it turns out. ultimatepapermache.com/daily-sculptors-group-page
This paper mache chicken is easy to make, and you can change it any way you like - make a whole flock of hens, and each one will be different.
I chose this easy chicken for today's post because I've got chickens on my brain - I'm sure you heard why as soon as you clicked the "play" button. 🐤
I mentioned an exciting video that my daughter will be making soon. If you subscribe to her channel you will be notified when it's online. You can find her channel here: youtube.com/jessierasche
This is the first project in my book "Make Animal Sculptures with Paper Mache Clay." I started the book with the easiest project so readers would be successful right from the start and learn new skills with every project. If you'd like to peek inside the book you can see it here: amzn.to/1nMUO3a
I used the experimental "no joint compound" air dry clay for today's chicken, but only because I made a batch of it for my last video and I wanted to use it up. You will probably want to use the original paper mache clay recipe, or my air dry clay recipe, (which works a lot like the clay I'm using in the video), or plain old paper strips and paste. They will all work beautifully for this project.
Links to the recipes:
My original paper mache clay recipe (and no, you don't have to use toilet paper - recycled paper works just fine): youtu.be/1YQ6eUqcEh8
My "silky smooth" air dry clay: youtu.be/YOiovGN-yHA
Paper mache paste: youtu.be/kOKGn86NW8U
When your chicken is finished, be sure to come back and show it off on the Daily Sculptors page. We would all love to see how it turns out. ultimatepapermache.com/daily-sculptors-group-page
