![]() ![]() Most children love the messy process of paper mache. First coat and let dry over night and then do a second coat on all your paper mache pieces. Then move to paper mache on the leaves and bird for top of roof. ![]() Papermache all the connecting points of the clock, focusing on the roof top and eves. Out of chip board, cut out four large leaves and one bird for top.įOUR Mix up a batch of paper mache and tear small pieces of brown bags or a heavier weight paper to use to strengthen your clock. Use masking tape + duct tape to connect roof with box to form the 3-D structure of your cuckoo clock. You may need to reinforce with duct tape. THREE Use a high quality masking tape to connect eves to roof top so pieces meet in the center. TWO Cut two decorative eves using zigzag, scallops or a design of your choice the length of your roof top. Fold in half so your roof top is symmetrical. ONE Cut a piece of chipboard the width of your photo box and the roof top desired double length. Paint (white acrylic to prime + tempera paint to accent all pieces + parts).Chipboard (light weight + easy to cut cardboard).I’m thankful for each and everyone of my childhood memories, as they take me back to the heart of who I am today! Take a peek! Although our workshop’s cuckoo clocks were not mechanical, the children loved every moment of personalizing and piecing them together! Once we were in the midst of our mini-art exhibit at the end of the week, I was reminded of how BIG impressions are made in little + simple childhood days! I hope each of these children walk away with a special memory to hold. We were sure to be in the living room at the beginning of every hour to see the chirping bird make its grand entrance and to hear cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo! Definitely a favorite childhood memory that I can still visualize and hear as it was yesterday. My sister and I were always mesmerized by her cuckoo clock. I remember traveling to my great-grandmother’s Colorado home in the summer for weekend visits with my family. Thrilled to see it come to life! As a little girl growing up, one of my great-grandmothers had a beautiful, hand-carved, traditional, wooden cuckoo clock in her tiny home. You may have discovered on Instagram that we recently hosted a summer workshop for 6 – 9 year olds- CRAZie FOR CONTEMPORARY CUCKOO CLOCKS! Beyond excited to jump into this workshop as it has been a project that has been stirring in my mind for quite sometime.
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