Paper Anew: Paper Making Kit for Kids from Chasley

Ever wonder what you can do with old papers you brought home from school? How about last week's comics, an old phone book, or your lunch bag? You can make new paper, that's what! With Paper Anew: Paper Making Kit for Kids, you can recycle old paper and other materials and make your own beautiful paper and paper projects at the same time. The kit comes with the things you need to become a paper making pro: a deckle (wooden frame), a mould (wooden frame with mesh attached), a sponge, cotton linters (thick sheets for making paper), craft paper, magnets, patterns, cardboard frames, oatmeal, and glitter. You'll need to provide a big pan and a few other items. You'll also need to use a blender when making paper, so be sure you have an adult assistant to help you.


The first step is putting paper and water in the blender. Soon you'll end up with slurry, the name for paper pulp and water mixed together. Make your paper look just the way you want by adding some decorations, like glitter, confetti, flowers, or leaves. You can even add pieces of old maps, seeds, grass, spices, or lettuce! Then follow the easy directions and learn how to use the mould and deckle together to create a piece of paper, how to sponge off the extra water from the paper, and how to dry the paper. When your paper is dry, you can write a letter on your own creation, or use the magnets and pattern included to make a cool magnetic frame from your new paper. Or use your new paper and the pattern included to make a cool critter box in the shape of a cat, or an awesome alligator complete with scaly-looking oatmeal on his back! See you later, paper alligator - I'm off to make some paper of my very own!