Make A Velociraptor

In the final part of our series showing you how to make a velociraptor, you'll see how useful our homeschool paper mache clay recipe can be.

You can use it for all sorts of fun projects.

And it's great to make something three dimensional that's nice to paint!

If your child likes any sort of animal, you could use the clay to help them model it.

And here we'll show you how a prehistoric beast comes to life!

I couldn't fit everything on so I had to use three pages to show you how to make a velociraptor.

But I think you'll be fascinated to find out!

By now you have the basic structure which will go to make your dinosaur.

We're going to make our Velociraptor's skin using our homeschool paper mache clay recipe.

Paper Mache Clay Ingredients

• 1 roll toilet paper 
• Start with one cup* regular joint compound (polyfiller) from the hardware store. Get premixed “regular,” not “fast set” or “light.” You'll need to add more than one cup to get the consistency you need.
• ¾ cup Elmer’s Glue-all (PVA glue)
  
• ½ cup White Flour
• 2 tablespoons Linseed Oil 
• A dash of Miltons sterilising liquid (to stop your dinosaur going moldy) .... see Courtney's question below....
  

Thanks for asking Courtney!  If you buy THIN bleach in the supermarket it is exactly the same chemical composition as Milton, although a little more concentrated. (Bleach is usually a 4-5% sodium hypochlorite solution whereas Milton is about 1-2%).

And bleach is a lot cheaper!

How To Make Paper Mache Clay

1. Unroll the toilet paper from the roll and put it in a bucket with warm water so it all gets wet.
2. Squeeze out the water from the paper and throw the rest of the water away so you just have soggy toilet tissue in the bottom of your bucket.
3. Break up the soggy mass into bits with your fingers.
4. Add all the other ingredients to the bucket.
5. Stir furiously with a wooden stick for as long as you can stand.

Now you need to judge how much more joint compound (polyfiller) to add to give a nice consistency.

Store any leftovers in an airtight container and the clay will keep for a few weeks.

Make A Velociraptor's Skin

When you're putting the paper mache clay onto your dinosaur, you'll need to apply it gently with a knife and smooth it off.

It's an ideal material to shape and fun to do.

Painting Your Model

This, believe it or not, is the hard part when you come to build a dinosaur!

Acrylic paint works fine, but it took Catherine two or three goes to get the color right.

At one point Velociraptor nearly became a very sickly green!

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