Art around the world

This dynamic pagoda art project for middle school students is a great curriculum connection to the ancient cultures of Asia!

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Create awareness of the different cultures and traditions of people worldwide with these fantastic crafts that children will have fun making. Celebrate diversity while giving children the opportunity to understand the world they live in better.

Learn about molas from the Kuna people in Panama with this molas lesson with information, discussion questions, resources, and lesson ideas.

I need to get some class samples done for a Mola class I am leading next month: You can follow along while I create the horse: Molas consist of layers... Authentic Molas use the reverse appliqué method... In this 3 hour class we will use the fusible appliqué method This technique involves filling all the available space The horse shape is filled in... now to fill in the background area I am working with pre-fused fabrics and placing them on black felt I decided to use up the scrap fabrics…

Here’s an assortment of 4th grade Indian elephants from last week. I just love them! They were made with a Sharpie, crayons and liquid watercolors, from my Elephant Tutorial, and will go in student’s

Are you looking for fun crafts that teach your kids about the world around them? Here is a list of 25+ crafts from around the world perfect for a fun day with the kids! My boys are masters of creating mess and mischief. In fact, most days I look around my house and wonder how …

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

I've recently been looking into making more Chinese New Year crafts together as a way to celebrate the upcoming holiday. With my current infatuation with watercolor crafts, we recently made these watercolor painted paper fans together. Watercolor Painted Paper Fans This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Our Favorite Chinese New Year Books Prior to making the craft, we had already been reading books explaining the holiday. Here are some of our favorites! The Runaway…

A useful list of successful but less widely known artists for children aged 7 to 11 to learn about and use as inspiration for creative art work. Diversity art.

During Hispanic Heritage month learn about traditional Amate painting style on tree bark by doing a version with kids with crumpled bags.

Ahn-yong! Hello, and welcome to another art around the world post. This isn't technically art but it is a fun game you can play with your kids. What is Ddakji you ask? Ddakji, sometimes referred to as ttakji, is a traditional Korean game played using folded paper disks. All you need to play are the folded origami ddakji disks. What you will need: two sheets of square origami paper for each disk you want to make (we used regular astrobright paper). The size of the paper does not matter as…

Come learn about art from around the world in my series "Art Around the World in 30 Days." Each post includes art discussion questions and art lesson ideas!

We love these Mexico crafts for kids & think they're perfect to learn more about this amazing country! From sombreros to tacos, we've got a lot here!

Background Inspiration Ancient people, like the Aztecs, knew the importance of the sun in their lives but did not understand what it was. The ancient Aztec religion was highly focused on keeping nature in balance and the sun was a large part of that. This project focuses on balance and symmetrical design. It is definitely

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Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you another Art Around the World post. This craft comes to you from Morocco. Material: scissors/ x-acto knife construction paper tissue paper contact paper lantern template Download your template print and cut out the lanterns. I used an x-acto knife to cut out the windows just so I could get clean lines. You could do the cutting or just have your child cut out the larger pattern and you cut out the windows. Place your contact paper behind the window and…

With students of Year 6 we painted some fans in Oriental style, with colorful watercolors on the background and silhouettes of bamboo plants and branches with cherry blossoms painted in black ink. …