Paper Mache Maracas
Ages 6 & up
Supplies Needed:
- Newspaper Strips
- Glue & Water Mixture
- Muffin Tin or Similar Shaped Containers
- Acrylic or Tempera Paint
- Jingle Bells or Similar (you can make small foil balls, although this will make quiet maracas)
- Paintbrush
- Water to Rinse Brush
- Scissors
- Masking Tape
- Foil
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Gather up supplies and cover work area. Begin to apply small paper strips inside the muffin cups. If your puffin pan is rough or rusty, you may need to put a bit of oil on the pan help the dry paper peal off later. |
| Fill two muffin cups with several layers of paper strips for each maraca (if making 2 maracas, fill 4 muffin cups). Be sure to smooth the strips as you apply them. |
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Once the paper mache dries, trip the top edges of the paper cups as shown here. You want a fairly straight edge so two of the cups can be taped together. |
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Put the jingle bells (or foil balls) inside the cups and tape them together as shown here. |
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Make a foil handle and tape it onto the bottom of one cup. (I make the handle out of foil instead of paper mache so that it is a bit sturdier). |
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Paper mache over the tape and the foil. |
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Paint a base coat on the maraca once all paper mache is dry. You may need to paint several coats of paint to cover the news print. |
Paint decorations and designs onto the dried maraca and have fun! |
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