School Project

[ElleDiamond]

My Daughters school has given her the task of a Winter Wonderland project, basically she has to make a life size structure, it could be snowmen, penguins etc. and they say the more creative and unique the better. It just so happens I am one of the most uncreative people ever and my daughter is only 4. We have just under a month to do it.

I am completely thrown off by it having to be life size, also it has to be able to survive a full day on a school field in the middle of December. With it beinf so close to christmas it needs to be done for as cheap as possible.

If anyone has any idea at all that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Well I would probably make my views on this kind of homework known to the teacher but if we assume that you are actually going to do it then...

Papier mâché is your friend. And cardboard boxes. I used balloons, PVA and torn up newspaper to make a snowman. Just blow up the balloons. Tape them together in a row. Papier mâché over them. It's messy and takes ages to do a few board. Then paint it with emulsion

I also did a sleigh with cardboard boxes. That was easier actually - big cardboard boxes and a Stanley knife. Or a gingerbread house with massive cardboard boxes. That was loads of fun and looked amazing I did them as piñatas so they had to hang rather than stand.

Board? Coats!!!

There is no way a 4 year old could be expected to do this without huge amount of adult input. It is ridiculous.

My idea would be to get DD to make lots of snowflakes out of cut paper. Then you could laminate them. ( or if you made them out of waxed paper they would be waterproof?)

Then string them all together on silver thread, either in one line or a giant mobile, to be hung from a fence or tree.

Laminated paper snowflakes is a brilliant idea. Is there a tree/fence on the field to hang them off?

I got a Tescos Value laminator a few years back along with their Value laminator pockets.

Alternatively, how about cutting them out of a cheap white shower curtain? Not as stiff but weather proof.

Or, my local Poundland had white yarn with a iridescent thread running through - it makes fabulous snowball pompoms!