Renaissance Dome

We made Renaissance domes out of newspaper. 

For small stuffed animal sized huts...start with full size newspaper sheets and cut into fourths.

Then roll 2 of the fourths around a pencil tightly.  Slide the pencil out and tape.

Do this 25 times, then trim off them to be the same size



    Make 5 triangles out of 3 pieces then attach with stapler. 

 Shape your triangles into a pentagon. Take 5 more pieces and make a star shape for your dome.  Attach a bracer piece to the front to close off the pentagon shape.Then staple dome to top. 

If that makes no sense...here are a couple of sites that explain a whole lot better. Small Newspaper HutNewspaper Hut 

Our small ones turned out perfect...the bigger one, had more trouble.  Make sure all your pieces are very strong and you have a very good stapler.    The Printing Press
The Printing Press Since the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenburg, we made our own version of a newspaper.