Henna Hands - 2nd Grade

 

Henna Hands with Warm and Cool Colors

 

First we discuss Henna Tattoos and the origin of "Mehndi". Next we trace our hands and outline in black permanent marker or black crayon.

 

(Here's an idea book page where we wrote about Henna Tattoos and created a sketch.)

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Day Two: Painting with Warm or Cool Colors

 

We wrote in our Idea Books and discussed warm and cool colors schemes.

I have trays of warm and cool watercolors separated and that comes in handy so many times throughout the year. It really helps with minimizing confusion.

 

Once the kids finished painting, (which doesn't take very long) I let them draw on our big Warm and Cool color posters just to reinforce what we learned.

 

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Day 3: Cutting out Henna Hands and creating an interesting background.

 

They chose an opposite color background...warm hand, cool background.

Then we painted designs with black paint.

 

 

 

 

 

Henna Hands

 

Oh the school auction projects are starting. This year our auction is in November, but I like to get a head start so that I'm not super stressed the week of!

 

This year my 2nd graders are making "Mehndi" inspired hand designs. I'm going to put them into a radial design on a framed wooden board. The "hands" were a big hit last year, but I realized tying this into a historical and cultural standard would be fabulous.

 

Day One: We talked about "Mehndi", the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. We looked at several photos of henna tattoos and talked about how Hindu brides decorate their hands and feet with henna for special celebrations like weddings.

 

First they traced their hand, outlined with black sharpie and added their henna tattoos.

2nd grade!!

 

Next we will paint with a watercolor wash and then they'll cut them out and place on the board. I'll attach more photos as the project develops.

 

 

 

And here's the completed auction projects!