What supplies do I need for a paper mache project?

Unless you are going to have a few weight lifters helping move the crocodile around You are going to have to use chicken wire. I would say that instead of using flour and water that you have to cook to go with wallpaper paste. Much simpler and not as much work. So you will need heavy gloves, wire cutters, newspaper, water a dish pan or a bucket and of course water. You also need a space where it can sit undisturbed while it is drying. Do not try to make to thick a layer at any one time. Several days will be needed to finish before it can be painted.