Inside: A round-up of Hispanic Heritage Month activities and ideas. Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15th – October 15th, is the perfect chance to celebrate the contributions of Hispanic Americans and celebrate Hispanic culture in general. There are a lot of materials out there! I’ve been scouring the internet for the best resources and fun ideas, and gathered them here. Let me know in the comment if I missed one of your favorites Created by Davis Marret from Cario Middle…

These fun paper plate parrots are a simple craft that's suitable for kids of all ages. Simple birds that are perfect for preschoolers.:

Separe o material e mãos à obra!

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Day of the Dead - Art project if studying Mexico.

Some of you already know what kind of skull you are looking at here. I only have a handful of tuts on this type of art, but when I do make new ones I

"WORRY DOLL LEGEND - There is a legend amongst the Highland Indian villages of Guatemala: "If you have a problem, then share it with a worry doll. Before going to bed, tell one worry to each doll, then place them beneath your pillow. Whilst you sleep, the dolls will take your worries away!" Comes with 6 dolls and box to keep them in Measurementsapprox. 1" tall

"WORRY DOLL LEGEND - There is a legend amongst the Highland Indian villages of Guatemala: "If you have a problem, then share it with a worry doll. Before going to bed, tell one worry to each doll, then place them beneath your pillow. Whilst you sleep, the dolls will take your worries away!" Comes with 6 dolls and box to keep them in Measurementsapprox. 1" tall

That's one happy skull! He'll be even happier when he gets his nose back next week. The first grader who drew and painted this sugar skull asked me, "Can we do this every year?" To which I so eloquently said, "Uh... yeah!" I mean, I plan on switching it up from year to year, but it's kinda hard to resist a direct request. And conveniently, I have variations on Dia de los Muertos sugar skull units lined up for my first, second, and third grades. So she just might be doing it again-- but…

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! In addition to the guacamole and margaritas we will be making later, we decided to make some yarn art inspired by the Huichol Yarn Paintings. You can read a little about the hi…

Craft Project: Wrap yarn around sticks to make a simple God's Eye based on the traditional Ojo de Dios from the Huichol Indians of Mexico's Sierra Madre.

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First grade students learned about the Aztec Calendar and how important the sun was. We looked at a variety of Aztec artworks and talked ab...

Kindergarten artists used a mola technique of stacking shapes from small to large to practice their cutting skills. A mola is a textile art from Panama that involves sewing layers of fabric in this way, as seen here from molamama : Some classes used photos of themselves in their designs and added extra shapes, keeping to the spring theme.

"MOLA" Elementary School Art Lesson Grade 1-5 Another super ART lesson that can be done with kids of all ages. I did not know of these pat...