Mendhi Hand Designs

Second Grade students learned that art takes many forms around the world. They discovered that people in many Middle Eastern countries decorate their hands with Mendhi for special occasions such as weddings. Mendhi is a paste that is spread on to the hands and is carefully scratched off with a small wooden tool to create intricate patterns. They learned that many designs incorporate a paisley pattern. Students created their own Mendhi hand designs and mounted these hands to a paper colored to look like fabric found in Middle Eastern Countries.