Dinosaur fossils

I have been wanting to make plaster casts with the bee for ages, ever since I saw BloesemKids’ plaster relief project. I’ve collected juice boxes and rice milk boxes and I even have plaster of Paris. Then when Art Projects for Kids showed how to make dinosaur plaster casts, I knew we had to try it.

I thought about using Art Project for Kids’ method of making a mold but instead, I went with the juice boxes as BloesemKids suggested. They were small and I haven’t worked with plaster in decades so I wanted to keep things a little air-tight and manageable for now. Next time, we’ll try Art Project for Kids’ method because I see how it would be easier to get impressions on the unbound clay. The image would go off the edge and the objects would be easier for small hands to press into the clay.

As much as I like creating things with Fiona, I like making things with quality and permanence best. We’ve made things out of painted paper towels, egg cartons, or pipe cleaners but they are ephemeral objects. We can hang these little casts up on the wall and they will look amazing. Plus, plaster casting is a skill she can use throughout her life. I know I am looking forward to making more of them.