To make your plate or bowl you will need:

·        Lots of old newspaper

·        Thick wallpaper paste

·        Petroleum jelly

·        Plate or bowl to use as a mould

·        Brush

·        Knife

·        Scissors

To decorate your plate or bowl you will need:

·        Poster paints

·        Paintbrushes

·        Clear varnish (optional)

Directions:

·        Tear the sheets of newspaper into strips about 2cm wide.

·        Tear the newspaper strips into small rectangular pieces.

·        To stop your papier mâché from sticking to your mould, spread petroleum jelly over the plate you are using.

·        If you are using a bowl, remember to spread the petroleum jelly on the outside of it.

·        Cover the plate with a layer of newspaper pieces. Make sure the pieces overlap each other. Do not leave any empty spaces.

·        Brush wallpaper paste over the newspaper layer, and then repeat the previous step.

·        Leave them to dry for at least 4 hours.

·        Repeat the previous 3 steps until you have 6 layers of newspaper pieces.

·        With a knife, separate your papier mâché from the plate.

·        Paste another layer of newspaper pieces on the bottom of your papier mâché over the petroleum jelly.

·        Trim the edge of your papier mâché with scissors.

·        Leave until completely dry.

·        Use thick poster paints and paint a pattern on your papier mâché.

·        When the paint is completely dry, brush a coat of clear varnish all over it to give it a shiny finish.