– in fact better – if the collage extends a little beyond the traced hand. Glue the five fingers first, then palm, and ‘fill in’ with small shapes Have children choose at large shape for palm, five ‘finger’ shaped and various small shapes. Trace hand on black paper using white pencil It is also identified as the Hand of Miriam. Talk about other Moroccan designs, show examples. The hamsa hand has a wide variety of different spellings which include hamesh, hamsa, chamsa, and khamsa. matte medium – if you choose to apply hands to another surface.
The Children’s hands were decoupaged to the box, and the box was also embellished with Moroccan inspired drawing. This project was done with a K-1 class and was part of an art exhibit were the “artwork” was anything that could be mailed to the gallery. Students will learn about the use of symbolism in cultural art as they learn and use design elements in creating Khamsa hand prints.īy Susan Kimes-Demboski This lesson was adapted from a project first seen at