DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Make a Spear

The tip is made from styrofoam for safety.

You can also make the African Mask to go with this project.
 

Materials:

• cardboard gift wrap roll
• styrofoam meat tray
• scissors,
• tape
• brown, black or grey paint
• OPTIONAL:  Paper Mache -- visit "How to Paper Mache" for the recipe
• OPTIONAL:  a second color of paint for decoration
   

Instructions:

• Cut the gift wrap roll all the way up the length (so it isn't a roll anymore.
   
• Reroll it as tight as you can (I found that rolling it on a diagonal worked best).
   
• Tape it tightly with masking tape (tape you can paint over) if you aren't paper macheing.  Any kind of tape will do if you are paper macheing.
   
• At this point, you can just paint it brown, black or grey.
   
• OR, you can paper mache the project.  The Paper Mache will make the craft MUCH sturdier.  It is the method we chose.
  • paper mache (2 layers) the shield and all of the face pieces.
  • let dry
  • cover with a final layer of scrap white paper mache
  • let dry
     
• visit "How to Paper Mache" for tips on paper macheing.
   
• Cut a spear shape from a piece of styrofoam.  Don't make the end too pointy.
   
• Tape it onto the end of the shaft.
   

(if the end breaks, you can just cut out another one.)

 

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