Ingredients
2 Cups of paper (newspaper, construction paper, toilet paper in fact any uncoated paper)
4 1/2 Cups of tap water
1/2 (half) cup flour
Utensils
Measuring cups
Blender
Mixing bowls
cartoon of a messy cook
If you have coloured paper and there is enough of each colour, you could start by sorting into the various colours as this will mean you will not have to paint the finished article and you can use different coloured batches when making your final item. Children love to help with this process and it has the added bonus of building their colour recognition.
Newspaper will result in a greyish end product - food colouring can be added to the mixture or the item can be painted after the drying procedure.