A paper mache olive drab duck will make a great birthday and/or celebration piata. A paper mache olive drab duck will also make a wonderful creative arts and crafts project for you and your family on a sunny (or rainy) day. The olive drab duck project is both inexpensive and easy to do. You can complete the olive drab duck project from the comforts of your own home.

Supplies:

2 balloons (large); newspaper ripped into long pieces; glue; flour; tape; scissors; olive drab colored feathers (or any other color feather you wish to decorate your duck with); 1 toilet paper roll; yellow construction paper; orange tissue paper; and other miscellaneous fun decorations (sequins, glitter, etc.). Please note: the following directions do not have instructions on how to make the paper mache glue.

Directions For Olive Drab Duck Paper Mache Project:

Do you have all of your olive drab duck project supplies in one space? Make a detailed list of what you have at home and what you need to purchase at the store for the olive drab duck paper mache.

The feet of the olive drab duck will come first. The feet are the easiest part of the project and will be drying while you work on the body. Feet: Fold the toilet paper roll in half; cut in into two. You will then cut two half moons out of one end of both rolls. If you want to look at what duck feet look like, go online or to the library for reference. Next, wrap the cardboard feet with orange tissue paper. Glue well and make sure the feet are flat.

Next you will make the body of the duck. Blow up one balloon until it is full of air. Blow up the second balloon until it is approximately the size of the balloon you blew up first. This will be the ducks head. Tape the smaller balloon to the larger balloon where you want the head of the olive drab duck to be. Tape it securely.

You will have to paper mache between two and four layers onto the olive drab duck to ensure its sturdiness. Let this round of layering dry completely 100% before moving on to the next step. This will usually take up to 24 hours.

If you have decided to make a piata, you will cut a small hole or opening on the top of the duck to put the candy and goodies in. Make sure the duck is dry before cutting the hole.

You will then cover the duck with one to two more layers of paper mache. Thick is good.

Take your olive drab colored feathers and start gluing. If you opt not to use the color olive drab, go funky with bright colors.

Glue the feet to the bottom of the duck, then cut a beak from the yellow construction paper and glue to face. Once you have used all of your fun decorating materials, glue on glitter will give your duck a great wet-duck look.

This paper mache project is easy and a fun activity to do arts and crafts with your child.