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Materials:
- blocks of scrap wood
- lots of buttons
- plaster of Paris
- paint
Directions:
- Children should draw a rough draft on paper of how they want their mosaic to look since the plaster of Paris dries quickly.
- Prepare the plaster of Paris according to directions on the box.
- Cover a wood scrap with plaster.
- Make rough textures, curves, and bends in the plaster.
- Place buttons where desired.
- Let stand a few minutes.
- Paint.
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