The Story of the Three Bears

My kids love recycling. They've heard about it so many times in kindergarten, so now they won't let me throw away anything... Plastic bottles we throw to the recycling bins, of course, but this time we decided to give them new lives instead. Three bottles, in different sizes and shapes, turned happily into three bears that helped us tell the story of Goldilocks (who's not so goldi in our case, more like Brownilocks...) and the Three Bears.

Want to have them too? It's super easy (and fun!)

3 bottles, different sizes
newspaper
white glue
water
wallpaper paste
paint (acrylic, gouache)

Take three bottles, all in different sizes.

Cut away their top third

Now we'll make the glue that we'll use for the papier-mache:
Thoroughly mix 1 tbsp. wallpaper paste with 1 cup water. Add 1 tbsp. white glue, and let rest for 10-15 min.

Meanwhile cut newspaper strips...

Then start to glue the strips to the bottles, try to make it even (although when I work with the kids, I try to avoid helping them. I just explain what to do, and then let them try themselves).

Don't forget the ears!

Wait till it's completely dry (took us 24 hours or so on a hot sunny day), then paint and play!

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