Mexican art projects

My 1st grade students are studying Weather and I thought this would be a fun lesson to link to their Weather Unit. The Huichol People of Mexico create wonderful art using wooden boards coated with a layer of beeswax. They push yarn into the coating of wax to create their designs. The Sun and the Moon are prevalent in their designs. I am going to use linoleum tile with an adhesive coating on the back instead of the traditional materials. I divided the one square foot of tile (purchased at a…

the vibrancy of the Mexican Culture. Like the sombreros, the ponchos were a huge hit with first and second grade students. This is a magical age in which kids love to stand up and move ar

mini masterpieces of art for kids

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My DragonWing Arts students this winter were working on globally inspired projects. They learned about the Mexican bark paintings called 'papel amate'. I showed them an authentic example, some samples I had made, and lots of photos of authentic work from Mexico. To create the faux 'bark', students used brown Kraft paper, either from a paper bag or from a roll. The edges were torn to make it look more irregular, and then the paper was crumbled up, dipped into a bucket of water, and squeezed…

traditional Mexican patterns

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Wow these paper molas really extended my students. After showing the students real molas we practised making small ones based on traditional designs of the Kuna culture with the influences of the modern world. Mola art developed when Kuna women of the San Blas Islands in Panama had access to bright colour fabrics. How to make. Colored card Use primary and secondary to create Complementary colour schemes. Glue sticks, Images of traditional designs. Scissors. Step one students draw or trace…

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo by creating a turtle inspired by the Talavera pottery of Puebla, Mexico in this Cinco De Mayo art project.