Milking it! Easy Paper Mache Masks

Ahhhh....Paper Mache!  Remember art when you were in grade school?  I just loved paper mache and was always eager to get messy when these projects were on the agenda.  Of course, back then, we used chicken coop wire to form the project base, which was a total pain to manipulate when I was 10.  Then we added copious layers of ooey-gooey newspaper mess to that in the hope the project would slightly resemble the item we were making.  Those were the days....

Now, paper mache is so much easier:  we have options!  We did a paper mache project at camp a couple of weeks ago.  For that project, we started with a simple balloon as the base of the project then added layer upon layer of mache'd newspaper to get our final layer of white paper.  Admittedly, I find the balloon base is still not the easiest to start with unless your finished project is meant to be balloon shaped!

Are you ready for the summer....

My memories of "summer camp" are limited;  I went to camp twice as a kid and both were sleepover camps, no day camps.  (Best darn 2 weeks of my entire life were at Camp Kemur in Guelph, a horse riding camp).  The mystique of day camp always created a little green envy imagining those great summer adventures other kids got to have.

Face Painting

The mystery is finally solved for me.  Though it's a little different being on the other side of the camp experience, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.  July 4th began the first week of Creative Summer Camp for Dopey Kid Originals at the Nottawasaga Community Centre in Duntroon.  We put on an extremely busy week and by the end, everyone was extraordinarily exhausted!  (In a good way) 

This week's theme:  The 5 Elements.