EBERHARD’S DAIRY
FARM TO TABLE- Art Directions
Day 1 Prep:
1.Collect Supplies:
-Newspaper Strips- 3 full pages per child
-Scissors- 1 per student
-Paper Mache Paste:
--Craft Glue
--Water
--Plastic Bowl- 1 per group
--Plastic Spoon
-Small Balloon-1 per student
-Safety Pin
-Paintbrushes
-Various Colors of Craft Paint
-Construction Paper
-Glue Stick or Tape
Prep Time
1st day: 15 minutes
2nd day: 15 minutes
3rd day: 5 minutes
Total 35 minutes
Class Time
1st day: 30-45 minutes
2nd day: 30 minutes
3rd day: 15 minutes
Total 1 1/2 hours
Day 1 continued...
5. Repeat steps 2-4 for 3 layers.
6. Using a paintbrush, paint on an
additional layer of the paper mache
paste.
7. Using a sharpie, mark the students
name on the exposed surface on each
student’s balloon.
8. Leave out to dry overnight.
Day 2 continued...
2. Draw on the board examples of
different eyes and mouths.
3. Leave the masks out to dry
overnight.
Day 3 Class:
1. Have each student cut out two ears
for their cows from construction paper.
The ears might be many different
colors depending on the personalities
Day 2 Prep:
1. With a safety pin, pop each student’s of their cows.
balloon. Because the balloons have lost 2. Using a glue stick or tape, have
air overnight, it makes a quieter sound each student attach the ears to their
5. masks.
than you might think.
2. Set out bowls of paint, water, and
2. Mix the paper mache paste: 1 part
*For a Drama Extension using the
paintbrushes.
glue and 2 parts water. Ex. For a group of
masks see Drama PDF.
6 students: 1/2 cup glue, 1 cup of water. Day 2 Class:
1. Have students creatively paint their
Day 1 Class:
cows. Our example shows a classic
1. Have each child blow up their balloon
black and white cow with blue eyes
to be about the size of their head. Tie off (inspired by our Moo Moo Belle), but
8.
the balloon.
encourage students to think about their
2. Dip one piece of newspaper at a time
cow’s specific personality and paint
into the paper mache paste.
accordingly. Play music and have fun!
3. Hold the newspaper strip over the
bowl and run it through fingers to 7.
*Having many different looking cows in
squeeze off any excess paste.
your classroom will lead to a richer
4. Place newspaper strips on the balloon,
drama extension the next day*
covering half of the balloon’s surface in
the shape of a mask.
EBERHARD’S DAIRY
FARM TO TABLE- Art Picture Directions
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