Supplies: 

• 8 ounces of plaster of Paris™

• Acrylic paints

• 4 ounces of water

• 1 large paper plate with a lip

Directions:

1. Mix water and plaster of Paris™ together

2. Pour mixture into paper plate

3. Let plaster sit for about 1 hour

4. Paint on plaster

5. Let sit for 4-5 days

6. GENTLY peel plate away from plaster/ fresco

7. Display! 

 

 

Back in the time when Rome was founded, since most Roman houses did not have windows, people painted pictures on wet plaster that were called frescoes.This craft is the modernized version.In Latin class, we normally celebrate on April 21st.On that day, we normally make frescoes!