Zeke's Dino!

For one of Zeke's Science projects he was supposed to make a dinosaur using paper kind of like paper mache. He tried to do it all on his own and he worked so hard, but it was not going well at all. I was so proud of his effort, but by the end he was in tears. It was so sad! So Daddy stepped into to assist! He researched online a bit more and came up with a game plan. The first thing they needed was a strong skeleton. The used cardboard and then hot glued on pieces of paper to make the skeleton look more bulky. Then they covered the whole thing in masking tape. 

After that they had to make the paper slurry. Michael used newspaper and green construction paper. The mixture had to soak overnight and then he used the blender to puree it. One of my wooden spoons was a casualty! 

Then they started slapping on the slurry over the dino skeleton. After they got the skin on the dino they used water to smooth out the lines where the globs of paper met. 

Here's the finished project! It was a process, but it turned out so nicely! Zeke was a happy boy!