Friday, March 29, 2013

Rabbits! from cardboard and plaster cloth

making rabbits!
making rabbits!
Since it was spring break, someone locked our gates by mistake.
This little sister was able to squeeze though the bars
and let the other kids in! Our hero!
making rabbits!
Me, showing them how to draw out the shape of the rabbit on cardboard.

making rabbits!

making rabbits!
The kids did great on this project! Drawing on the cardboard and then cutting out the shapes. They totally got the 3 dimensional part, and understood how to make their rabbits stand alone.

making rabbits!

making rabbits!making rabbits!
Step one. Cut and glue the rabbit. Let dry.
making rabbits!making rabbits!

making rabbits!

making rabbits!
Step two, use plaster cloth, dip it into water, and smooth it over the shape. 
making rabbits!

making rabbits!

making rabbits!
Set the sculptures out in the sun to dry. They dry pretty quickly, and we painted them when they were still cold to the touch.
making rabbits!
Rabbits!
making rabbits!
Oh no, the rabbits are multiplying...like rabbits!

making rabbits!making rabbits!   
making rabbits!

making rabbits!
This was a terrific project and the kids loved it and had great success!






2 comments:

CCAE Education said...

Rascaly Rabbits! Such a great project =)

Linda Teddlie Minton said...

Adorable project, and even more adorable children! What a joy to watch this process.