In the Garden Series: Paper Mache Tea Set

My niece will be over this weekend, and her favorite thing to do in my garden is to host an imaginary tea party.

Unfortunately my boys end up being her party guests and are usually unwilling to participate. So things will go a little more smoothly, I had the boys make their own tea party dishware.

For this project you will need:

• Paper Mache
• newspaper torn into stripes
• Vaseline
• a cup & a plate to be your base
• paint & paint brushes for later

After you have your paper mache paste mixed, you want to coat the cup & plate with a thin layer of Vaseline.

Next, layer the coat of Vaseline with a layer of newspaper stripes.

Then, brush the layer of newspaper with a coating of the paper mache paste & add another layer of newspaper stripes. Repeat this step until you have four layers of newspaper stripes, topped off with a brushing of paper mache paste.

After you have all of your layers on your base, let them completely dry.

When your paper layers are completely dry, trim the edges & remove the bases.

Paint & decorate your paper mache cup & plate.

Allow paint to dry before using at your garden tea party!

Need more In the Garden fun? Don’t forget to try our Fun Paper Flowers & our Caterpillar Planter!