Papel picado crafts for kids

I’ve been wanting to make my own Papel Picado templates for a while (ever since I learned that day!) and finally I am able to share some today. I was working on them these days and had some sample tryouts cut out of bond paper when the kids saw them they immediately wanted to play with the scissors and cut their own, so I let them. The result was great! Adrian was able to actually make some cute ones so I realized how I can have easy templates that even kids can cut and hard ones that more…

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Traditional Mexican Papel Picado is a craft that features colorful paper sheets with intricate cut-out details. This is a great free choice activity or a

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This DIY papel picado banner craft is colorful & perfect for your Dia de los Muertos decorations. Make this easy Mexican paper banner at home

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Decorate for any Mexican holiday with this easy homemade Mexican Papel Picado! The process is similar to cutting a paper snowflake, only this project uses a heavier outer paper to protect the delicate tissue when cutting. Both adults and kids will have fun with this project! Complete directions at TeachKidsArt.net.