Paper Mache Lizard: Wrapping the Armature 1

Video Transcript

"OK, so we're ready to start paper maching our lizard. We're going to start dunking, light scissor finger, and wrapping the lizard. I like to start at the tail and by this way, we know that we're coating the entire thing. And that's very important, to cover all of the cheese cloth. We can pinch and fold in some places, just to make sure that it's really tight and really covered. So we're going to take it all the way down, if it rips, it's okay, we can always start again, and wrapping it all the way around. This is so great for the kids to do because they see this soggy newspaper, and then they get to see the hardened result once it's dry. So we're going to take it up the tail, and then we're going to move on to the body, legs and head. And again, we're dunking, the light scissor finger. This is messy, but the kids have a great time doing it. You can do a couple layers on this just to be safe. I wouldn't recommend more than two, because it'll get a little soggy and it's a little hard to hold the structure."