How to Make Paper with Kids

• Liquids

  • 1 Water

• Other

  • blender
  • Small seeds (optional
  • Torn paper from newspaper, tissue paper, magazines, etc. Be sure that it's staple and tape-free
  • Screen (we bought a $10 sliding window screen
  • Large Tub
  • Washcloth/rag/burp cloth/large piece of felt

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Ingredients

• Screen (we bought a $10 sliding window screen)
• Large Tub
• Washcloth/rag/burp cloth/large piece of felt
• Water
• Torn paper from newspaper, tissue paper, magazines, etc. Be sure that its staple and tape-free
• Blender
• Small seeds (optional)

Directions

• Shred the paper up into little pieces (roughly 2 square)
• Add paper to the blender, cover it with water, and run the blender on a low speed. Since youll squeeze all the water out of the paper pulp, you cant really have too much water, so if the blender doesnt move easily, add more water.
• Run the blender a little bit faster until you get the paper mixture into a nice, smooth pulp. Add more water if your pulp is still chunky.
• Spread the pulp in a thin and uniform layer across the screen
• Cover this with a rag or cloth diape to absorb the extra water, while also pushing the water through the screen into the tub.
• Place one hand firmly on top of the cloth and then flip the screen over onto a work surface.
• Removed the screen and put the cloth plus paper pulp in a spot where it could dry, undisturbed, for about a day. The thicker the paper, the longer it will take to dry.

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