Nursery activities: Making mosaics

Nursery World, 27 September 2007

Mosaic is an ancient craft that is still used today. Although mosaics are traditionally made from tiny pieces of coloured glass or marble, children can create beautiful designs from items as varied as dried beans, broken crockery, squares of paper and even recycled materials.

Crockery mosaic You will need: a shallow lid such as a small biscuit tin; plaster of Paris; bowl and spoon; paper and pencil; pieces of broken patterned crockery What to do: - Mix the plaster of Paris with water to the consistency of double cream and pour it into the lid. - Arrange the pieces of...

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