Sra. Ayers showed us very tiny banners of papel picado as well as large banners of papel picado during a Spanish class. Papel picado banners are colorful banners used during many celebrations in Mexico. The banners are displayed in homes, markets, plazas, and other public places during the celebration. The banners often feature symbols of the Mexican culture or the celebration in the cut-out designs. In the photos that follow we are making papel picado banners with tissue paper. It took a lot of concentration to cut on the fold and we had to be very careful when we opened each piece of papel picado but it was fun to see our designs emerge!
We also made tissue paper flowers and Mexican Tin Art butterfly ornaments. We will save all the special things we made for our ofrenda. We will add the last of our Salsa Garden's chili peppers to our ofrenda, too!
