Fun festivites

Instructor, Jan-Feb, 2003

17 Project Ideas

1. New Year Pop-Up Card

2. Martin Luther King Day Mobile

3. Chinese New Year--Hanging Red Lantern

4. Black History Month--African Fabric

5. Valentine's Day--Ladybug & Mouse Treat Bags

6. St. Patrick's Day--Leprechaun Hat Favor

7. Easter Bunny Visor

8. Back To School--Chalkboard & School Bus Nametags

9. Halloween--Positive/Negative

10. Dia De Los Muertos--Day of the Dead--Potted Yellow Flowers

11. Eid Al-Fitr (Celebration After Ramadan)--Mosque Mosaic

12. Diwali--Rangoli

13. Thanksgiving--Gobble Gobble Turkey

14. Hanukkah (Chanukkah)--Menorah

15. Christmas--Embossed Frame & Star Ornaments

16. Kwanzaa--Woven Kwanzaa Mat

17. Birthday Cupcake Pins

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2003

NEW YEAR POP-UP CARD

(see page 17 for diagram)

We will start our Fun Festivities with January 1. For the United States and many other countries, it marks the beginning of the New Year. The tradition of using a baby to signify the New Year actually began in Greece around 600 B.C. Research other New Year symbols and traditions. Make numerical Pop-Up Cards to wish the special people in your life the best of health, wealth and happiness for the coming year.

Suggested Web Sites

http://www.geocites.com/heartland/plains/7214/newyear.htm

http://www.tartancomnewyr.html

Fun Festivities

A festivity is defined as 1. A Festival. 2. The gladness and rejoicing typical of a feast, holiday or other joyous occasion.

Arts and crafts are universal. We may utilize different calendars and celebrate different dates, but our arts and crafts represent our festivities. Learning about the festivities, arts and crafts, and calendars of different cultures givs us a better understanding of each other. Research lunar and solar calendars. Some festivities have fixed dates and others have non-fixed dates.

Suggested web sites:

http://prairial.free.fr/calendrier/calendars.himl

http://www.greenhart.combillh/struc_.html

http://www.web-holidays.com

http://dgreetings.com/celebrationnetwork/

Let us celebrate the festivities of the seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY "I HAVE A DREAM" MOBILE

Each January, we acknowledge the birth date and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research the civil rights movement and the importance that Dr. King's life had on our history. Create an "I Have A Dream" Mobile to commemorate Dr. King's most famous speech.

Suggested Web Sites

http://www.drmartinlutherkingjr.comm

http://virtualpubliclibrary.com

CHINESE NEW YEAR-HANGING RED LANTERN

The celebration of the Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days and is observed with a series of rituals. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the celebrations with the lighting of colorful lanterns in the houses. Celebrate the Chinese New Year by decorating your classroom with paper lanterns. Red is a very important color in Chinese culture. To create different sizes of lanterns, vary the size of the paper.

Suggested Web Sites

http://www.new.year.coukchinese.

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/cnv.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH-AFRICAN FABRIC

One of the art forms that Africa is most noted for is its beautiful woven and dyed fabrics. Research and study fabric techniques and patterns from different regions in Africa. To celebrate Black History Month create faux African Fabric with Texture Plates and the technique of cravon mesist.

Suggested Web Sites

http://local.msn.com/specialafricanamerican.asp

http://chicagocity search com/profile/3712811/?brand-msn

http://www.du.edu/duma/africloth/adire.html.

VALENTINE'S DAY-LADYBUG & MOUSE TREAT BAGS

Valentine's Day, February 14 is the special day that we have set aside to express feelings of admiration and affection for each other Hearts, particularly red hearts are symbols of this day. Use hearts in different sizes to create a Ladybug of Mouse Bag. Personalize the bag to give special treats or hold valentine cards.

Suggested Web Sites

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine/

http://members.cyberz.net/Jkeepes/valentine.htm

ST. PATRICK'S DAY - LEPRECHAUN HAT FAVOR

(Pattern provided)

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every March 17 in many communities around the world. Parades are often part of this day proclaiming Irish heritage Green Shamrocks, tales of Leprechauns and pots of gold at the end of the rainbow, are all part of St. Patrick's Day. Construct a "wee" green Leprechaun Hat Favor to hold gold chocolate coins or other small treats.

Suggested Web Sites

http://holidays.lovingyou.com/marchhistory.shtml

http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-binframeitcgi?=http%34//www.history chan...

BACK TO SCHOOL - CHALKBOARD & SCHOOL BUS NAMETAGS

Back to school is such an exciting and busy time of the year. Make learning and remembering student names fun and easy during the first days of school. Chalkboard or School Bus Nametags are quickly assembled from pre-cut shapes. Laminate nametags for extra durability.

Suggested Web Sites

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/backtoschool.shtmi

http://www.themeunits.com.September_bkhtmi

EASTER BUNNY VISOR

(Pattern provided)

Easter is an important Christian holiday. It is celebrated each spring to acknowledge the rebirth of Christ. Easter Lillies, colored eggs and Easter Rabbits are all symbols of rebirth. German immigrants brought the tradition of the Easter Bunny to America. Hop into spring by making a Bunny Visor.