Space: Paper Mache Planets, Part 1

Walking on the Moon (Adapted Red Light/Green Light Game): We absolutely loved this game. We pretended to move like astronauts when the astronaut sign was up and had to stop moving when the red stop sign was held up. We took turns holding the signs and some of us even partnered up, i.e., one of us being in charge of the "stop" sign and one of us of the "astronaut" sign.

Art Project “Paper Mache Planets”: The paper mache art project was very popular today,  We worked in small groups. First, we created the paste for our project and then we started making our planets (the first step).

Flour Paste Recipe (for paper mache)

     1 cup flour
1 1/2cups water
1/2 TBS salt (optional)
1/4 cup white glue

      
      




Directions
Mix the flour and water together with a wire whisk or spoon until it is smooth and you have the consistency you want, should be similar to a heavy cream or a cream soup. If you want to thicken the paste, add flour. If you want to thin it, add a bit of water. 
Mix in the salt. Mix in the glue. The salt will help preserve the paste and prevent it from mold while the glue will help strengthen the paste. 

Blow up balloon, tie, let kids glue on strips of newspaper until the whole balloon is covered. Layering is recommended.