Set Up Sunday; Dinomite Scholastic Book Fair

It's been a busy weekend setting up for our Spring Scholastic Book Fair.  The theme this year is Dinomite and all things dinosaur.  I got on Pinterest as soon as I had the theme last fall and began pinning all sorts of ideas, but I could not think of an idea to cover my ugly pole. 

At some point I had an idea to make a dinosaur leg coming out of the ceiling, and I got back on Pinterest to find images.  Above is the photo that inspired my leg.  

So, if you want to create your own dinosaur fossil leg, follow the steps below.

Supplies
Carpet Rolls from Carpetland (donation)
Shoe Boxes
10-12 Toilet paper rolls
6 Paper Toll rolls
4 Paper Christmas tree cones (Michaels)
News paper cut into strips for paper mache
Flour
Salt
Water
Paint
Glue Gun
Glue Stick

Instructions

1. Determine the size of your bones.  I took measurements from the photo and the length of my pole.  Using the photos measurements, I determined the portion and applied it to my pole length.
2. Cut the bones to length.
3. Cut any tubes you wish to hide a pole in, along the length to slip them over the pole when finished.
4. Cut toilet paper rolls in half and snip every half inch along the length about a half an inch deep on both sides.
5. Using a glue gun, adhere these to the end of the toe bones.
6. Cut the paper towel rolls in half and snip every half inch along the length about a half an inch deep on both sides.
7. Using a glue gun, adhere these to the end of the smaller leg bones.
8. Cut shoe boxes on an angle from the top of one side to the bottom of the other side.
9. Glue the cut shoe boxes to the largest carpet tube with the glue gun.
10. Apply newspaper strips to the bones, covering the ends with paper so they are not open for the toe bones, and the bone at the top of the toes, and the smallest leg bone.
11. For the bones that will be wrapped around the pole, try to cover most of the ends of the bones.
12. Allow paper mache to dry and make two coats of paper mache over the ends of the bones.  
13. For the claws, cut wedges out of one side of the Christmas tree cones every 1/2".
14. Glue the cone openings together, to create a curve to the claw.
15. Cover the ends of the claws with paper mache as well.
16. Paint.
17. Cut into the tops of the bones that will go around the pole so that there is a round hole and make snips from the hole to the edges.  
18. Begin assembling the leg using the glue gun.