Multicultural 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…

These traditional African crafts for kids teach us about the rich and colorful heritage of the African continent! Play games, create art and have fun!

In January of 2015, my girls and I started on a lengthy project. Our plan was to learn a little about each country in the world and create an art project inspired by each. We

Peru Face cut out board school Multicultural night

We love creating a Mexican Marketplace in our school and including different items sold at the marketplace. Decorative mirrors are commonly found in Mexico at the marketplace and are usually made …

In this multicultural art project, kids will make a "mola" out of construction paper, to represent the beautiful molas in folk-art from Panama.

Learn about wycinanki, a beautiful Slavic paper-cutting design. Then make your own Polish folkart for kids and learn about reflection symmetry.