How to Make Paper Sculptures – Drawing with Paper
Materials Needed
Strips of Paper
Tape
Paste
Stapler
Hole Punch
Paper Fasteners
String
Technique 1
Make forms in space. For example, four strips of equal length can be arranged in a radial design and fastened in the middle with a stapler, or holes can be punched and a paper fastener inserted. The ends of the strips can be gathered together to form a sphere. Or two ends fastened on one side and the others on the opposite side will produce a different form. To encourage experimentation, strips can vary in color, width, length, and perhaps in shape too!
Technique 2
Children love to use the paper strip figures and animals as puppets because of their lively quality. They also can be made as dangling puppets or mobiles by just tying strings to them.
Technique 3
Perhaps you would like to experiment further by making your figure or animal from one wide strip of paper.
And there you have it…. 3 different techniques for making sculptures using simple paper. This is a great way to teach children about 3 dimensional figures and space…. not to mention teaching them their basic shapes. What types of Paper Sculptures did you make? Let me know.
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