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Paper Pulp Dinosaur Chimeras

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  Hello and welcome to our last Family Saturdays at Home. Today we’re going to be making a paper pulp mixture and using it to sculpt dinosaur chimeras. You will need: - Shredded paper - Salt - Flour - A kettle - A hand blender If you don’t have a hand blender it might be a good idea to repeat the paper soaking process over a couple of days.  You can use torn up newspaper if you don’t have shredded paper. To make your paper pulp get a grown-up to cover the paper shreddings with boiling water and leave it overnight. After leaving it to soak for 24 hrs use the hand blender to break it up into a pulp. Make sure to get a grown-up to help you with this bit. Next, squeeze out all the liquid from your pulp so that it looks like this and add flour until you get a mouldable dough consistency. Design your dino chimera from parts of other dinosaurs. Lay out your mixture and then start to sculpt, just like clay! Leave to dry - I put cardboard under the bits that needed support and added cereal box
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Dinosaur Footprints

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Hello, I'm Vicky! In this session, we are going to create some dinosaur footprint stamps, inspired by our friend The Southsea Dinosaur! You will need: - Cardboard - Ink/paint - Scissors - Pens - Foam sheets                       
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Imagined Landscaped

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  Hello and welcome to Mini Makers at Home! In this session we will take inspiration from our favourite picture books, along with our favourite people and places, to create an imagined landscape. You will need: - Photos/magazines - Paper - Glue - Scissors - Stickers and other things to decorate!     
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Tin Foil Sculpting

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Hello and welcome to Mini Makers at Home! In this post, we're going to be using tin foil as a sculpting tool!   You will need: - Tinfoil - Tape             Don ’ t forget to share your artwork with us by tagging @aspex_takepart and using the hashtag #AspexatHome.
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Time Capsules

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Hi everyone! The theme of this post is connecting across generations, so we're going to be making time capsules!  A time capsule is a container storing a selection of objects that commemorate the current time, to be put away and discovered in the future. The idea with ours is to create a time capsule about our life as it is at the moment, and to hide it away for a really long time until we've grown up and can show future generations the treasures inside!
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Nature Play

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Hi everyone! The theme of this post is The Natural World. So what we are doing is using clay and natural objects to create playful sculptures. Remember to pick any plants or flowers responsibly and don't forget to share your creations with us!      You will need: - Clay - Leaves - Sticks - Stones          
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Embossing with Jordan

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Hi everyone! Jordan here, I hope you are all well! In this post, we will be making a family timeline using custom motifs that represent ourselves and embossing them. Scroll through to find out how to make it! You will need: - Thick paper or card - Scissors - A spoon - Pen - Tape As well as these items, we need to use a clean kitchen or bathroom sink. TOP TIP! This process works best on thicker paper! Soak your paper to soften the fibers. Fill your clean sink with water about a finger's depth will suffice. Fully submerge your paper into the water and soak for a minimum 10 mins. You may want to add a timer. Note! You may want to get stages 2 to 4 done within this 10 minute or so time scale. If not just leave your paper in the water until you are done. On your cereal box card draw your motif out 3 times. TIP! It’s best to keep your shape super simple, try to translate your image into a silhouette with clean edges as seen in the image. Once drawn out cut out all 3 symbols and glue / ta
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