It seems a bit early, but with only a few weeks left of term, the Grade 5/6s have started on their Christmas crafts. We've started to make some glittery yarn ornaments. Students could choose to make a bauble or a tree.
For the baubles, students blew up a balloon and selected some yarn/string. Then they dipped the string into the papier-mache paste we made up and wrapped it around the balloon. They're now hanging up to dry and we can hopefully pop the balloon and add some glitter and bling to the yarn ornaments next week.
For the trees, we used cardboard cones and wrapped them in plastic wrap (so the dried yarn won't stick). Then we dipped our yarn into the papier-mache paste and began wrapping around the cone. Once dry, we hope to remove the cardboard and plastic wrap and have a free standing yarn tree. Stay tuned for some photos of our finished ornaments...
