In a message dated 05/27/2001 8:22:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rcarp@infi.net writes:
> I am planning to create a totem pole with 4th or 5th grade students in
> which a group of 5 students builds one person or animal for the totem pole
> out of cardboard. We would papier mache' each and connect it into a 9' tall
> totem pole . Students would create a story about their totem pole before or
> after it was created. I had planned just to papier mache' it and paint it,
> but after reading the posts about using paper pulp made me think that there
> might be some interesting alternatives to my original idea. Has anyone ever
>
I have used the tubing that carpeting is rolled around. Every carpet
mill/store has them. I cut one into 20 12" long pieces with a saw which made
it easy for each child to work on his/her own. They attached cardboard, wood
pieces, aluminum foil- anything that would make an armature, then covered
that with plaster craft. Papier mache can also be used to cover the
armature. Paint with tempera or acrylic paint. It was very effective. We
stacked them back up on a soccer post in the middle.
Hope this helps... Susan on Long Island
