·        You will need:

·        You can use many things in a collage: uncooked pasta, uncooked rice, uncooked lentils, uncooked rice uncooked lentils, fabric, string, shells, magazines cut-outs, corrugated card, paper clips, straws, sand, pebbles, cardboard egg box…etc. Different shapes and textures add variety to your collage.

·        Paintbrushes

·        PVA glue

·        Scissors

·        Cardboard paper

·        Small dishes to mix your paint

·        Old newspapers

·        Directions:

·        Spread the old newspapers on your working top.

·        Arrange your collage materials on the cardboard paper to make your picture.

·        When you are happy with your picture, glue the materials on the cardboard paper.

·        You can paint your collage, when the glue is dry.

·        Put some paint in each dish.

·        To help your paint coat better, mix it with a little PVA glue. This will also help you stick small things into the wet paint.

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