In today's society, people are always looking for ways to recycle. This is a fun activity that recycles paper - you can make new paper from used paper.
Nice project to do together
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In today's society, people are always looking for ways to recycle. This is a fun activity that recycles paper - you can make new paper from used paper.
Materials:
10 sheets of newspaper
A large pot
2 cups water
A blender (or an egg beater)
A deep pan, a little larger in area than the screen
2 tablespoons of LINIT® Starch OR LINIT® Starch-n-Crafts™ Stiffener
A piece of screen (about 5 inches by 10 inches)
Additional pieces of newspaper for blotting
A round jar or rolling pin
Process:
Tear the 10 sheets of newspaper into very small pieces. Place them in a large pot.
Pour in the water and let the mixture sit for a few hours, until the paper is soggy.
Blend the water and the soggy paper in the blender in small amounts, or mix them thoroughly with the egg beater or spoon. The mixture should have the consistency of oatmeal.
Pour the mixture into the pan and add LINIT®. Stir for about 3 minutes.
Slide the screen under the pulp. Move the screen around until the pulp covers half of the screen. You can also spread handfuls of pulp on the screen. The pulp should be about 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick.
Lift the screen out carefully. Hold it level and let it drain for about one minute.
Fold the other half of the screen over the pulp and place it on several layers of newspaper. Put more newspaper on the top.
Roll the rolling pin or the jar over the newspaper "sandwich" to squeeze out the rest of the water.
Take off the top newspaper. Remove the pulp from the folded screen. It will be your paper!
Allow the recycled paper to dry overnight before you write on it.
Nice project to do together
