How would I make a shoe out of paper mache??

Question

One of my kids has to make a shoe out of paper mache for a school project (why I have no idea), but anyway....how on earth can we make this shoe? Any ideas? We want to make it in the shape of joggers or running shoes. Cheers.

Answer 1

Depending on how large it needs to be , you could take an old shoe you have . Then cover it with plastic wrap and cover the top of the shoe with the paper mache. Then after it dries you can take the shoe out and put a bottom on the shoe ,then paint your design. Good Luck ;)))

Answer 2

you could start with a frame made out ofcard wood  box  make a cut out many use balloons  but i'm not sure how to even start a shoe  with balloons  as the frame  

Answer 3

ok...i don't know how u will end up doing it but if i had to make a shoe then-

take an empty tissue paper box and a small plastic ball that has the same diameter as the width of the box....cut the ball in half and tape it to one of the smaller sides of the box with the semi circle bit facing up (the round part)....then cover the whole thing with paper mache and u can even leave the opening in the tissue box so that becomes the place where u slide your foot in....paint it like a shoe after it dries and add yarn or ribbon to the front to look like laces....u can also put a bit of paper mache to the bottom of the shoe and shape it so that it looks like the heel....

I hope this makes sense and gives u some ideas...good luck