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Finally on a couple of weeks holiday and ready to start putting up my first blogs and the fantastic art work my students created Our theme in the first term middle grades has been Celebration and in particular Latin America. I discovered the paper cutouts of the villages in the Otomi Community San Pablito in the Sierra Norte in Puebla.- the following links provides the essential information http://www.festivalofmexico.com/sanpablito.html http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kering/amate.html See below the artworks my students made. How to make them Brown paper A4 Wax candle Clothes iron Black A3 cart for display Glue Brown edicol dye or food colouring Basic template of figure Step 1 Fake Amate Paper Rub brown paper with wax candle using it ion its side. Ensure a good waxy coverage. Crumple paper well to crack the wax coating. Open out and smooth ready to dye. Dye with brown dye and iron flat between two layers of newspaper. Step 2 Paper Cutting Create the figure using a strong piece of card see template . Fold the brown paper in half lengthwise. Fold dyed side to the inside and trace the figure onto half the paper. Add the extra shapes which could be fruit shapes , leaves animals etc- check website for ideas. I printed out lots of examples for students to use. Carefully cut out keeping paper folded to create symmetrical figure. Glue onto black paper for display. `
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