There are several theories as to the origins of these but I quite like the one I linked to that says they are made in Mexican homes to honour the gods of nature and to protect children.
warped up and ready for nature
Part of the play academy
15 October 2010
a stick and some yarn
What else to do on a cold and wet day but to kick back in jammies and do craft and read. We warped up our Y shaped sticks ready to weave some nature and then got stuck into some 'gods eyes'. The kids loved doing them and made one for a friend and kept one for themselves. I made one from sticks and one from skewers and popped them up with or spring stuff.
There are several theories as to the origins of these but I quite like the one I linked to that says they are made in Mexican homes to honour the gods of nature and to protect children.
Nienna's creations, she decided to embellish the one on the left and the one of the right is for her friend the divine Ms M
I liked the effect of this flat cotton tape yarn, it looked good
Beren's one to give his friend Mr J. I did the extra crisscross effect to look like a spider web.
Part of the play academy
There are several theories as to the origins of these but I quite like the one I linked to that says they are made in Mexican homes to honour the gods of nature and to protect children.
Part of the play academy
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Blogtoberfest 2010,
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home ed,
yarn
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8 comments:
I haven't made these in YEARS!! I cant wait for Red Ted to have go - hopefully he will "be able" in a few months...
Thank you for the reminder and for linking up to Kids Get Crafty! Much appreciated!
Maggy
I"m with RedTedArt - haven't even seen one for years! Thanks so much for reminding me. Mr6 will be all over these. And I'm all over anything I can do in my jammies.
I remember making these as a child! Thank you for reminding me to make them with my kids!
It's great the kids are doing these! Most children are natural artists, which needs to be fostered so they still feel creative as adults. :)
Thanks for stopping by A CREATIVE SPIRIT... following you back.. I have to ask what MEME stands for . :o)
Beautiful workmanship
I remember making those in Girl Scouts! Fun :)
I really love these - I love the texture and beautiful colours. I've not heard them called God's Eyes before. Thanks for sharing another great idea with us at the Play Academy. Cathy
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