Recycle your packing materials into Sculptural ART

Recycle your packing materials into Sculptural ART by Chris Cruikshank, Curriculum Development, KidzArt 

Supplies:
Toothpicks

Packing foam  peanuts (cellulose or plastic)

Water containers for cellulose peanuts

Rigid Molded Packing foam (the kind that has been sized to protect the item packed, like a radio or computer)

Spray paint or acrylic paint and brushes  (optional)
 
Project #1 Using cellulose peanuts (the kind that dissolve in water) :
1. Dip the end of a peanut into a small container of water
2. Press the wet end of a peanut to another peanut–magic—it sticks together!
3. Build up a form using this simple process

Project #2  Using plastic peanuts, toothpicks, and molded foam
1. Carefully insert a toothpick into the peanut
2. Stick the other end into molded plastic foam
3. Build a sculpture using this process
4. Spray paint or hand paint