Balloons around the World day!

Need a fun project for kids to do? We have just the project for your classroom!!

They get to create their own globe! 

Items needed:

·         A round balloon

·         Recycled newspaper

·         Bowl of water-flour mixture (one part flour for two parts water) or use starch

·         Continent Outlines

·         Blue Liquid Tempera Paint

·         Paintbrush Assortment

·         Washable Fine-Tip Markers

Directions:

1.     Teacher preparations: Tear strips of newspaper about 1 inch wide, and blow up and tie a round balloon for each child.

2.     Have students apply paper-mâché to the balloon by dipping strips of newspaper into the water-flour mixture, make sure they wipe off the excess mixture, then continue wrapping the strips around the surface of the balloon.

3.     Have the students cover the surface completely at least three times. Let it dry overnight. The balloon can then be popped and will tear itself away from the inside of the dried globe.

4.     Have students paint the entire surface of their globes with a layer of blue paint.

5.     Print out the Continent Outlines and have students color and cut out each continent.

6.     Show students a globe of the Earth and help them glue their continents in the appropriate location on their balloon globes.

7.      Encourage students to mark an “X” on the location where they live!