It is Hispanic Heritage month. I wanted to talk about this with my kids. Having a Hispanic mother and being half Hispanic myself it is important to me to share that culture with my children. I decided to find a fun craft for us to do and talk about our Mexican Culture around it. We set out to make fun Mexican Folk Art and the kids loved it. This post is part of Multicultural Kids Blog Hop.
What we used:
foil
paper plates
sharpies
What we did:
I wrapped paper plates in foil. Then I set out the sharpeis.
We when got daddy involved today.
We all decided to try and make sunshine faces.
We all enjoyed creating our own face and we learned a little about Mexican folk art too.
Welcome to the Third Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Blog Hop, hosted this year by Multicultural Kid Blogs and 22 of our member blogs! Don't miss our amazing giveaway, and share your own posts at our linky! Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15 every year, "celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America" (from HispanicHeritageMonth.gov) Be sure to visit all of the participating blogs (listed below) and follow our related Pinterest boards:
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Multicultural Kid Blogs
All Done Monkey
Spanish Playground
Kid World Citizen
Mommy Maestra
Inspired by Familia
Entre Compras y El Hogar
Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes
Spanglish House
Crafty Moms Share
Toddling in the Fast Lane
Mama Tortuga
Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Our Whole Village
Changing Plate
A Life With Subtitles
Spanish Mama
Pragmatic Mom
Daria's Music
My Favorite Multicultural Books
Trilingual Mama
Mundo Lanugo
The Good Long Road
Ana & Zelli
Hispanic Heritage Month GIVEAWAY!
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DVD of Spanish music videos from Rockalingua.
A Movie in my Pillow and Poems to Dream Together - Books of poetry in English and Spanish from Lee and Low.
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A child's sweater and bag from Peru courtesy of Kid World Citizen. The handmade, wool sweater is typical from the Andes and might fit a child ages 2-4. The little backpack is also handmade with gorgeous details typical of the region.A Spanish edition of the award-winning game Bananagrams.
Hola Hello - A CD of children's songs in English and Spanish from Mariana Iranzi.
Mis primeros poemas - A book of poems and audio CD for Spanish learners from All Bilingual Press.
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Spanish activity book with an audio CD with listening exercises for kids between 3-10 years old (value: 12€) from Lingua Toys.
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Handwoven scarf from Nicaragua courtesy of Spanish Playground.
¡Las letras! and Señorita Bienvenida en el aeropuerto - Two children's books in Spanish from Libros Arellano.
A CD of children's songs in English and Spanish from Mariana Iranzi.
ABC Fiesta - CD of songs in English and Spanish from Mister G.
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What a great idea!! I love it!! We will definitely have to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteI love this! So creative, but I love that I can do it with things I already have! Definitely doing this one with the boys this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a simple yet meaningful craft to learn about Mexican Folk Art. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteNice post. What a cute and easy activity to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
ReplyDeleteI am always looking for new ideas for my multicultural Pinterest board. Your Mexican folk art is perfect, I love how cheery and colorful they turned out!
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