Arts and Crafts
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
Gwiazdy means "stars" in Polish. Most designs are geometric, but some have birds or butterflies inside.
GwiazdyMaterials needed:
Paper cut in circles (not construction paper)
Scissors
Pinking shears or children's scissors with fancy cutting edge
Fold the paper circle in half, then in quarters, and finally in eighths. Cut the outside edge in a frilly pattern. Cut notches and shapes out of the folded sides.
If you have scalloped scissors or pinking shears, it may make it easier for children to get fancy patterns. Carefully unfold when pattern is finished
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wycinanki is a traditional Polish folk art that is made of mirror-image designs cut from paper. At Christmas time, Christmas cards with such a mirror image Christmas tree are popular.
WycinankiMaterials needed:
Colored paper
Pencil
Scissors
Glue
Fold green paper in half. Draw a half a Christmas tree on it and cut it out. Fold a smaller red paper in half and cut out a Christmas tree stand. Unfold and glue these pieces to a piece of white paper with a tree trunk between them.
Add ornaments. The two sides of the tree should be symmetrical, so cut two of each ornament at a time and place them across from one another on the tree. For the star, fold a yellow or gold paper in half, and cut out a six or eight pointed star. Other symmetrical ornaments can be placed down the center of the tree.