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Mexican Animal Pennant Banner Project

Time: 2-3 Class Periods
Difficulty: Moderate to Advanced
Cleanup: Soap & Water

Materials:
Project Kit (see Products Used below steps)
Drawing Paper
Pencil
Linoleum Cutters
Scissors
Black Sharpie
Hole Punch
Mixing Tray
Brayer
String

Materials needed if not using Project Kit:
Black and White Block Printing Ink
9x12" Sheets of Smart-Fab Fabric
9x12" Tracing Paper
Soft-Kut Block Print Material
Drawing Paper
Pencil
Linoleum Cutters
Scissors
Black Sharpie
Hole Punch
Mixing Tray
Brayer
String
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Create a fun banner with block printing ink and Smart-Fab! This project also has an instructional video available!

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Steps

  • Step 1
    Study animal images of the Aztecs and ancient Mexican people. Draw a 4x6" rectangle on a piece of paper. Draw your animal image inside the rectangle. On a larger sheet of tracing paper, trace the image with a dark pencil.
  • Step 2
    Flip the tracing paper over onto a 4x6" piece of Soft-Kut Block Printing Material. Rub the image with your finger; the graphite will transfer on to the Soft-Kut simply by the pressure of your hand.
  • Step 3
    Enhance the graphite image with black sharpie before cutting out the blank spaces with linoleum cutters.


  • Step 4
    Cut a 9x12" sheet of Smart-Fab in half, creating two 6x9" pieces. Cut a 1-1/2" triangle off the bottom to create a pennant notch. At the top of the pennant, use a 1/4" circle punch to create holes approximately 1/4" and 2" in from each side.

  • Step 5
    Using block printing Ink, print the design on the Smart-Fab pennant. String together the pennants and hang to display.


Products Used