Yes, you can turn elephant poo into paper. Apparently, elephants eat a lot of fiber, and much of it comes out intact. I don’t think this is going to save the rain forest, but it was an entertaining way to spend a few hours.
First, they let us hold elephant poo. Ben looks like most of us would feel when handed elephant poo.
My child, of course, thought it was just another photo op.
They boiled it.
Then dyed it.
Then spread it onto screens. Logan was happy to have a demonstration but was eventually coaxed into participation.
Liza likes squishy poo.
Logan, using the final product to make a notebook.
This is education trip
Yes, that was homeschool social studies, or perhaps science class.
What a great idea — yes maybe won’t save the forest but a very creative use of something you would otherwise not consider a raw material.