Portuguese Azulejos

For our lesson on Portugal we created paper versions of Portuguese Azulejos- or painted tiles. These tiles adorn many buildings in Portugal (and the occasional designer back splash in kitchens around the world) We used textured wallpaper on squares of card stock. We then used paint in blue and yellow with stencils to create our designs. I love stencils and printing processes for students of all ages because of the many beautiful and unexpected results