In a message dated 6/6/2002 4:36:47 PM Central Daylight Time,
lindacharlie@wwnet.net writes:
> how about instead of all that slit cutting and stapling, put 3 layers of
> papier mache on 1/2 of a balloon? that worked for me. we did the last layer
> with colored tissue. also, instead of the crepe paper for tentacles, i
> bought all kinds of thin ribbon out of a sale barrel at one of the fabric
> outlets, attached it with half hitches.
>
Ooh! Like this idea, too... did you do papier-mache this way with
kindergartners?
Deborah (planning to look up half hitch in the junior girl scout manual
soon as I can find one!)