Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme Activity

This is a messy craft! Your kids will love it, but they need old clothes or to go in diapers!

Lyrics

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Craft

What you need:

balloon
newspaper strips
paper mache paste: 1 cup flour, 1 cup water mixed
paint brush
paint
piece of construction paper for arms and legs
scissors
hot glue gun and sticks to glue

Instructions

Blow the balloon up.
An adult should blow the balloon up. Balloons are a choking hazard.
Use a large bowl. Mix 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of water to make paper mache paste.
Let your child cover the balloon in paper mache paste, dip newspaper strips in the paper mache paste, and wrap the newspaper strips around the balloon.
Help your child wrap several layers of newspaper strips around the balloon. You may need to help flatten the newspaper strips so that they are smooth. You may need to mix more paste if you run out.
Let the paper mache dry for 24 hours.
After the paper mache has dried, poke a hole in the top with the scissors.
An adult should use the scissors as a safety precaution.
Then cut out the crack in Humpty Dumpty's head. The balloon will pop, but if the paper mache was thick and dry enough, the form should stay.
Assist your child in painting Humpty Dumpty.
Cut a piece of construction paper into 4 strips. This will be the arms and legs. Fold each piece back and forth like an accordion.
Hot glue the arms and legs onto Humpty Dumpty.
An adult should use the hot glue gun as a safety precaution.

Teaching Tip: When making this craft, ask your child about the texture of the paste. I know they most likely do not know what the word "texture" means, so ask how the paste feels. See what vocabulary your child has to describe it. Tell your child how you think it feels. Introduce the word "texture" if you think your child is ready for that vocabulary. Ask your child about how the newspaper feels before the paste, when wet with the paste, and after the paste has dried.

Encouragement: Sometimes the messiest messes are the best learning activities!