Place egg carton upside down and use to balance your globe on while you paint. Paint the entire paper mache globe with light blue paint and let dry. Repeat for a second coat.
Use a map of the Earth as a guide, then lightly pencil the continents onto the globe
Pour some sand onto a paper plate.
Fill each continent you just drew with dots of glue.
Gently roll the globe around in the sand until all continents are covered. Carefully tap off excess. Put globe onto egg carton to dry.
Once dry, give the globe one or two last taps to shake of any loose sand.
Paint the sanded continents green, except for Antarctica and the top of the globe, which should be painted white. Let dry completely.
Paint the sanded continents green, except for Antarctica and the top of the globe, which should be painted white. Let dry completely.
Use a cotton swab to gently dab brown paint onto areas of the green where your map may indicate deserts or more barren lands. Let dry.
Put some white paint onto a paper plate. Unravel a bit of your cotton ball and drag it lightly over the top of the white paint. Dab off excess onto plate and use the cotton ball to add cloudy areas around the globe. Let dry.