Matariki Silhouette Art Activity
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Celebrate Matariki (the Māori New Year) with this fun, effective, simple artwork. Use dye to create a night sky and then add stars. The black silhouette image is not effected by the dye so it makes it an easy process for all students. Use one colour or try blending a few colours together. In the example images shown, a sponge was used instead of a brush to apply the dye to the paper.
Crisp black images. Designed on A4 size paper but can easily be enlarged if desired.
Draw the 9 stars in the Matariki cluster, or just a random sky filled with stars. Draw or glue stars on once the dye has dried. Cut around the border and display.
12 Different Images:
- Boy flying kite
- Māori girl flying traditional kite
- Girl looking through telescope at the night sky
- Boy and girl cooking marshmallows on fire
- Ruru (morepork) sitting in a tree
- Man with outstretched arms looking at night sky
- Man pointing to night sky
- Family of four looking at night sky
- Man looking at book, identifying stars in the night sky
- Kiwi
- Two guys, one playing the guitar
- Headstones in a cemetery (in reference to the honouring of ancestors who have passed)
Included:
- 12 templates
- Teacher notes
The example artwork shown above was done on regular printer / photocopier paper.
CLICK HERE to view my Maori Culture silhouette art resource.
CLICK HERE to view my Anzac Day silhouette art resource.
CLICK HERE to view more of my Matariki resources for New Zealand classrooms.
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