Roman mosaic from paper squares

What you need

• Old magazines or coloured paper
• Scissors
• A sheet of card
• Glue stick

How to do it

1. 1

   Sort your paper into piles by colour.

2. 2

   Snip each page into squares roughly the size of a fingernail.

3. 3

   Draw a simple design on the card: a dog, a fish, a border of waves.

4. 4

   Glue the squares down one at a time, leaving thin gaps like real grout.

5. 5

   Stand back at the end and look at how the picture appears from a distance.

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