- 1). Sketch a plan of your hut. Most grass huts have a roughly rectangular or square shape with a single entrance.
- 2). Cut the walls of your hut out of foamboard or cardboard using a craft knife. If you are using cardboard, try cutting two pieces of cardboard for each wall, with the corrugations at right angles to each other. This will reduce warping.
- 3). Glue the walls of your hut together. You may have to hold them in place with masking tape while the glue dries.
- 4). Cut two sections of cardboard or foamboard to be the roof of your hut and glue them into place on top of the walls.
- 5). Prepare a thatching material for the roof and walls. The best materials are sisal string and bristles from brooms. Sisal string is a coarse string which can be unwound to produce thin fibrous strands. If using broom fibers, make sure to use a natural broom and not synthetic bristles, which will be difficult to paint.
- 6). Spread PVA glue on the roof and wall surfaces and press fibers onto it. Glue fibers to one section at a time, wait for the PVA to dry at least partly, and move on to the next one. Trim fibers to length using scissors.
- 7). Paint your model using acrylic paints. Make sure the PVA is completely dry before beginning, or painting will knock the thatch off the model.
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