Nesting Dolls

5th grade has been learning about Russian Matryoshka dolls.  For their first assignment students designed a series of four "sisters".  For their second assignment we kicked it up a notch to really challenge ourselves by creating a 3D doll.  Students began the sculpture by taping two balloons to a cardboard base and then covering it in tape to create a smooth silhouette.  After that step was complete we wrapped the entire doll in plaster cloth so that the dolls had a smooth white surface to paint on.  These sculptures were a lot of work and we are still not done painting them but here is what we have so far...