There are plenty of ways to get rid of old newspapers...other than just sending them to recycling
- you can cut them into strips and use them for paper mache - the easiest thing to make is a bank you need
- 1 bottle of elmers white glue,
- 1-2 cups water,
- a large bowl with a lid, or large coffee can with lid,
- several sheets of newspaper cut into roughly 1 inch wide strips 6-8 inches long - do NOT use plastic or shiny feeling ads
- several sheets of paper (8-10 sheets thick) to cover the table or floor where you are working
- 1 large round baloon
- 5 bathroom cups (paper or plastic)
- tape
- scissor or knife
- pink streamers, tissue paper or glue (of the color you want your piggy)
- cover the counter table or floor where working make sure it is nice and thick with paper
- blow up the balloon
- tape 1 bathroom cup over the knot of the balloon as a snout and 4 on the bottom to make legs
- mix 1 bottle of glue with water in large bowl 1 part glue 2 parts water
- dip paper strips into the glue mix covering it thouroughly
- use finger to gently run along paper to get off excess then apply flat over the pig
- cover the entire pig in random order all over the pig being sure to overlap the strips in various directions - cover the balloon and the cups make sure the cups retain thier look so they look like legs
- when pig is covered place lid on glue mix and leave the pig to dry overnight
- once totally dry carefully pull it off the paper - it is ok if it sticks some
- repeat the same steps as yesterday covering the entire pig in another coat (using colored parts of the paper one day and black and what the next helps to see what needs another coat)
- cover the glue mix and allow to dry overnight again
- cover the last day with your color paper or paint the pig
- allow to dry then using scissor or knife cut hole in top of pig to insert money - this will pop the balloon
- Donate them to a local animal shelter to help train puppies or line bird cages (if they need them)
- Donate them to a local school for rt projects if they need them
- After reading drop it off to a local senior center so they can read it or use it for crafts projects
