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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Plaster of Paris Beach Art

This is a fun activity that we haven't done in a few years (we basically do the same activities every summer, so if you are looking for new, innovative ideas, go somewhere else)!

The girls made impressions in the sand with the bottom of an old cooking pot.  They then arranged shells, pieces of old glass, and other random objects in the impression. After I took this picture, I explained to E(4) that she would need to place her shells upside down so that she would be able to see the front after she poured her plaster on them.
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We mixed up the plaster of paris (2 cups of plaster of paris and one cup of water).
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And then poured it over their creations in the sand.
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We let the plaster sit for at least 2 hours before popping it out of the sand.
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We all love their beach art!!!!!
This is E(4)'s...she said that she loves the glass mouth because of the ridges in the glass.
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And this is O(7)'s butterfly and shell art.
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3 comments:

  1. I think this is super cool! I haven't seen it before and I have been following your blog for a very long time!

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  2. Very creative! Does the sand stay fixed to the mixture, or does it flake off?

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  3. Have you ever made sand candles? Similar concept, just make the sand mold, hang a wick over the top of the mold, then melt old wax (crayons) and pour into the sand mold.

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