Papel Picado
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Papel P i c a d o
Papel Picado means
in Spanish.
“pierced paper”
draw a 12-inch by
In Mexico, artists use special tools to
1 Use a pencil and ruler to
per.
pierce through many layers of paper at
on™
e on a piece of tissue pa
12-inch squar
once.They design Papel Picado banners to
e.
celebrate holidays.
Cut out the squar
e a triangle.
You can make a banner
of four or five Papel Picado
2 Fold the square in half to mak
e time
squares. First cut a piece
Fold it in half again and then one mor
.
of yarn or string about six
to make a smaller triangle
feet long. Then put glue
y you
or the holida
along the tops of the
3 Think of symbols that stand f
squares. Fold the top
For example, if your Papel Picado
are celebrating.
edges over the yarn. Leave
an inch of space between
is for your birthday, you can use
each square. Leave about
candles and balloons.
six inches at each end. Ask
folded edges
an adult to help you hang
4 Draw half of each symbol on the
What You Need
up your banner.
of your triangle. Leave space between each of
• tissue paper
• ruler
your symbols.
• pencil
open the
• scissors
5 Cut out your symbols and
• 6-foot piece of string or yarn
tissue paper.
• glue stick
Sent i n by Ricardo and Jessica C. of TX
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