BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules: The Explorers: Paper Mache Planets, Part 1 (Space)

The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. The Explorers focus on skills such as staying with the group, greetings, turn taking, participating independently in activities, and brief exchanges with peers. The Adventurers focus on skills such as initiating and maintaining conversations, perspective taking, and negotiating with peers.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Explorers: Paper Mache Planets, Part 1 (Space)

Art Project “Paper Mache Planets”: The paper mache art project was very popular today, We worked in small groups. First, we created the paste for our project and then we started making our planets (the first step).

Flour Paste Recipe (for paper mache)

1 cup flour
1 1/2cups water
1/2 TBS salt (optional)
1/4 cup white glue

Directions:

Mix the flour and water together with a wire whisk or spoon until it is smooth and you have the consistency you want, should be similar to a heavy cream or a cream soup. If you want to thicken the paste, add flour. If you want to thin it, add a bit of water.
Mix in the salt.
Mix in the glue.
The salt will help preserve the paste and prevent it from mold while the glue will help strengthen the paste.

Blow up balloon, tie, let kids glue on strips of newspaper until the whole balloon is covered. Layering is recommended.

BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules