Making Marvellous Fossils

This is a task that Room 5 did to make fake fossils.
What you need:
Clay,
A small plastic container,
Shells,
A small piece of wire,
Plaster of Pairs,
Black paint,
Gold or bronze spray paint,
A old cloth.
This is what you do:
First press the clay in to the container about 1 and a half centimetres deep. Make sure the surface is flat
Then push your shells in the clay in a asymmetrical and take them out again.
Next use your piece of wire to make a hook.
After that get a parent to mix and pour Plaster of Paris into your container. Make it about 1 and a half centimetres thick.
Soon after that lightly push your loop into the Plaster of Pairs so it does not sink in.
Then wait until the plaster of Pairs dries.
After that take out the Plaster of Paris and dry the top.
Now spray paint the fossil gold or bronze. Soon after the paint is dry paint the fossil lightly black. Then quickly use the old cloth to wipe off the black paint. This will give it an old touch.
Finally you are ready to hang on your wall and there you have a fake fossil.