Making Paper

Our learning is growing!!  We have introduced the concepts of reduce, re-use and recyle to our tamariki and the different ways we can look after the environment.  With our commitment to recylcing at Uxbridge, a perfect opportunity to make something new out of something old presented itself when we read our new book 'find out about recycling'.  How fantastic!  On the very last page was a step by step guide to making our very own paper out of old paper, we couldn't wait to get started!

Step 1

We started off by ripping the paper into small pieces, then tried using some technology to make shredded paper, this was a lot easier and less manual labour and fun!  We had to be careful as the machine has sharp blades.

Once our containers were full, we added the paper and warm water into a large container and let it soak overnight.

We mashed up the paper with the electric whisk and masher to break the paper down

 

Step 4

Then poured a cup of the mixture onto a mesh frame, rolled it out and left it somewhere flat to dry

 

The end

Our recycled paper!! We noticed using the egg beater and whizz, our paper was quite thick.  We might try experimenting again using the blender to see if it makes our paper smoother and thinner.

Well done Tamariki, I wonder what we could re-use and recycle next??