Traditional Crafts from Mexico and Central America (Culture Crafts)

Has cultural photos and great craft instructions! Tree of Life, mola, and tin ornaments are some of the crafts. Made a mola and tin ornament! Fun for everyone!

I got this from the library. A great book for kids, teachers & youth group leaders. Florence Temko starts off explaining what are crafts, then goes on with a map and a bit of history. Crafts range from easy to more difficult, so this is a book for a wide age range. and skill level. I hardly ever see a discussion of the Mexican papel picado for adults, let alone kids. Contents include:WHAT ARE CRAFTS?MATERIALS & SUPPLIESMEXICAN & CENTRAL AMERICAN CRAFTStin ornaments * papel picado * Guatemalan weaving * otomi paper figures * day of the dead skeleton * tree of life * Guatemalan worry dolls * cuna molasMORE PATTERNSMETRIC CONVERSIAN CHARTREAD MORE ABOUT MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICAIf you want to really know if this book is for you, go to your local library. If they don't have a copy there is always the option of the Inter-Library Loan procedure (books usually take about 3 weeks to arrive). I almost always preview books from the library before purchasing ... it has saved a lot of disappointment.