Making Magic Windows, Del Sol Books

Author : Carmen Lomas Garza
1st Grade - 4th Grade

Making Magic Windows

Making Magic Windows, Softcover, English, Book, Carmen Lomas Garza, Carmen Lomas Garza, 1st Grade - 4th Grade, 9780892391592, # 7033s, $9.95
Ventanas magicas - Magic Windows, Softcover, Bilingual, Book, Carmen Lomas Garza, Carmen Lomas Garza, 1st Grade - 4th Grade, 9780892391837, # 7032s, $7.95
Ventanas magicas - Magic Windows, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Carmen Lomas Garza, Carmen Lomas Garza, 1st Grade - 4th Grade, 9780892391578, # 7032h, $16.95

"When people I know are having a birthday or celebrating an anniversary, my gift is to show them and their friends how to make papel picado… The bright colors and beautiful designs instantly create a party mood." —Carmen Lomas Garza

Following the hands-on format of Carmen Lomas Garza's highly successful papel picado workshops, this book shows, step by step, how to create beautiful designs and banners by simply folding and cutting tissue paper.

Projects you will learn to make include: the Four Cardinal Points, a design reminiscent of the four points of a compass; Tiles, echoing the colorful hand-painted tiles that decorate many Mexican buildings; and The Fan, one of Carmen's favorite designs, featuring leaves, hummingbirds, and flowers. For more advanced students there is a section on using a craft knife safely, and a sample Sunburst project to create.

Listen to Vienna Rose read Making Magic Windows to you. A marvelous example of the magical encounter between a child and books that we wish for all children.