School will be starting soon, as one of the summer projects for Elliott's kindergarten class, they were supposed to buy or make a piggy bank. (They will be learning about money, saving, and all that entails.) We were having a tough time finding a non-breakable bank, so we decided to make one out of paper mache. Dan used to make a lot of paper mache (chewed up paper) projects through OM (Odyssey of the Mind) in school, so he showed us how. Elliott's favorite animal is a monkey, so he wanted to make a monkey bank.
We got a balloon and made a flour/water solution for the glue.
Then Daddy showed how to put the newspaper strips in the glue and spread it on the balloon.
The boys got to work.
They really did a great job!
Mommy helped too. We needed to have a way for the money to get out, so we also cut and attached the top to a juice bottle so that we could unscrew it and shake the money out.
After several layers were put on so that the bank wouldn't break, it was time to paint.
And here's the finished product!
Mr. Monkey Bank! There's a hole where his mouth is to feed him the money, and the nozzle is on his rear so that he can deposit the moolah. When we took it to his class for the meet the teacher/open house, Elliott's bank was a hit! Everyone loved it.
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