In this lesson plan, students design and construct a 3-dimensional structure using their initial or other significant letter. The surface can be decorated with descriptive words and images that are personally meaningful and unique to the student's identity. Instead of wet, messy adhesive, this process uses paper packing tape to create papier mâché. This tape is inexpensive, easy, and tidy to use, and the finished letters are hard and durable. We'll also show you several techniques for decorating the finished letter. For the PDF version, materials list and more information, go to; http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/architectural-letters/.

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1. instead of cups you could recycle toilet paper or paper towel rolls.
2. Paint
3. ..what is the white paste you spread on that letter?..
4. very nice.
5. Thats waaaay too much work for me... why not just buy the letter that way??
6. This is cool LOL
7. Letters are made of wood
8. Can i ask where you get your large letters at??
9. Thanks for sharing a great technique!  Do you think a foil technique could be used instead of paint?  
10. For the anteque one paint it bronze/gold first then paint it black and dont let it dry after you put black over it, wipe it off it gives the same effect but easier.
11. Love it...
12. Can i have the letter M Plss lol
13. Como faço para pegar os moldes das letras grande ?
14. Amazing I love the idea.... :) but lil help plz... what if I want to add light bulbs to light it up, how do I do that wid these letters? Plz suggest? :)
15. It looks much easier than sticking cardboard strips together. :)
16. @Michelle Layardi You could use traditional papier mache materials such as flour and water, or white glue and water and newspaper. Bear in mind, that this is a little messier so you'll want to have a good drop cloth or something underneath your project area.
17. What else that we can use instead of using packing tape??? Please answer this...
18. Its awesome idea was in search of some thing like this to teach letters to my preschooler daughter thank you <3
    
19. Thank you for sharing this! Cant wait to try myself <3
20. Since we haven't tried that process before it is difficult to know the results, but we recommend experimenting to find new materials and ways making this project your own!