Paper Making

What a fun fun day!
Here's Mary showing us the steps to making paper. I have forgotten the enjoyment these actives can bring to a classroom.
There were many steps to the process of paper making but once you get the hang of grinding paper, mixing ingredients together, and remembering to apply glue to the mixture, I know for sure people of all ages will fall in love with this project. I was thinking if I was to do this in my own art classroom, I would have to be as organized as possible. Because it can get chaotic, children will need as much detailed instructions as possible. But not only that, having students involved in the process would be great in that they are taking responsibility for the efforts in creating the art. I can have each child be responsible for a station, like the water station or dumping mixture into the buckets, so that it can be less chaotic and more organized. I would also have to put as much time into preparing everything in advance since there are a lot of supplies involved in the process of paper making.