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Grab & Go Activity: Peace Crane Project

11/4/2020

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Connect with students from across the country by participating in our Peace Crane Project grab and go activity!

“The Peace Crane Project invites every student on the planet to fold an origami crane, write a message of peace on its wings, then exchange it with another student somewhere in the world. The Project builds friendships, strengthens hand-eye coordination and writing skills, teaches geography, exposes students to new languages and cultures, and EMPOWERS YOUTH to make a difference in their community, country, and world.” - The Peace Crane Project

We’ll be exchanging our Peace Cranes with a student group from Round Hill, Virginia!

Are you working on this activity with younger kids? Fold a Peace Dove instead of a Peace Crane for an easier origami pattern!
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Materials included in Grab & Go Activity Kit:
  • Peace Crane Folding Guide
  • Peace Dove Folding Guide
  • Origami Paper
  • Recycled Magazine Origami Paper
Materials needed from home:
  • Something fun to write and draw with! (colored pencils, markers, gel pens, etc.)
  • Scissors (Peace Dove only)
Instructions:
  1. Create your paper crane or dove by following the folding guides included in your Grab & Go Activity kit. You can also view folding guides, in English and Spanish, at the Peace Crane Project’s website: https://peacecraneproject.org/downloads/folding-guides/
  2.  Decorate your crane or dove with words and drawings of peace and hope.
  3.  Drop your Peace Cranes and Doves off in the library lobby* by 6PM on Wednesday, November 11th, and we’ll send them to students in Round Hill, Virginia!​
  4. We’ll let you know when Peace Cranes arrive from Virginia for you to pick up!

*The library is currently open Monday - Thursday from 11AM - 6PM, and Friday & Saturday from 11AM - 4PM.

Calavera de la Paz: Projecto de Arte para llevar a casa

Conéctese con estudiantes de todo el país participando en el proyecto de Arte para llevar a casa Calavera de la Paz! 

“La Calavera de la Paz  invita a todos los estudiantes del planeta a armar una calavera de origami, escribir un mensaje de paz en sus alas y luego intercambiarlo con otro estudiante en algún lugar del mundo. El Proyecto construye amistades, fortalece la coordinación visomotriz y  habilidades en la escritura, enseña geografía, expone a los estudiantes a nuevos idiomas y culturas, y EMPODERA A LOS JÓVENES para marcar una diferencia en su comunidad, país y en el mundo". 

Intercambiaremos nuestra Calavera de la Paz con un grupo de estudiantes de Round Hill,  Virginia!

¿Estás trabajando en esta actividad con niños más pequeños?  ¡Dobla una paloma de la paz en lugar de una calavera de la paz para un modelo de origami más fácil! 
Materiales para llevar a casa:
  •  Guía de plegado de la calavera de la paz
  •  Guía de plegado de la paloma de la paz
  •  Papel de origami
  •  Papel de origami hecho de revistas recicladas
Materiales que necesita:
  • Cosas divertidas para escribir y/o dibujar (lápices de colores, marcadores, lapiceros de gel, etc)
  • Tijeras (Solamente para la Paloma de la Paz)
Procedimiento:
  1. Crea tu calavera o paloma de papel siguiendo las guías de plegado incluidas en los materiales para llevar a casa. También puede ver guías plegables, en inglés y español, en el sitio web del Proyecto Calavera de la Paz: https://peacecraneproject.org/downloads/folding-guides/
  2. Decore su calavera o paloma con palabras y dibujos de paz y esperanza.
  3. Deje su calavera y/o paloma de la paz en el vestíbulo de la biblioteca antes de las 6:00 p.m. el miércoles 11 de noviembre y se las enviaremos a los estudiantes de Round Hill, Virginia.  
  4. ¡Le avisaremos cuando lleguen las calaveras de la Paz de Virginia para que las recojan!

*  La biblioteca está abierta actualmente de lunes a jueves de 11 a.m. A 6 p.m. y los viernes y sábados de 11 a.m. a  4 p.m.

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