BETSY GOES TO LOURDES: QUICK QUIZ
BETSY GOES TO LOURDES
Betsy had never been to Paris before and she couldn't wait to see the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine! But more than anything Betsy loved trains and couldn't wait to go to Lourdes. Lourdes meant a long train ride. A very long train ride---almost five hours! She and...
BETSY: PAPER DOLL first image
Betsy is waiting for her new wardrobe for you to make!
BETSY GOES TO GUADALUPE: paper doll
Welcome to TRAVELS WITH BETSY! For our first travelogue we will be visiting the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. In future we will be visiting Lourdes and Fatima and many other important centres of Catholic pilgrimage. The Basilica of Our Lady of...
GUADALUPE STICK PUPPETS: Mexican Mama and Papa
Make some stick puppets to act out the play, JUAN DIEGO'S MISSION: They are made from popsicle sticks and 1.4" (3cm) circles for the heads. I used wooden discs but you can also use cardboard circles. The Mexican Mama's hair is painted on (and a "bun" is glued to the...
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE WITH A DOUBLE HALO
THIS IS A PEANUT-CONE FIGURE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: She has a double-halo and is very easy to make! TO COMPLETE THE FIGURE: Follow the above directions as shown in the photographs. Add yarn hair and felt-pen facial features. Print out the patterns for the halo,...
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SPOON PUPPET
HOW TO MAKE THE GUADALUPE SPOON PUPPET: SPOON DOLL: This is a quick and easy puppet to make---the dress is a circle, folded in half, and then in half again. YOU BEGIN WITH A PLASTIC SPOON: NOTE: This puppet is made without the arms. 1. Paint the face portion of...
GUADALUPE SHRINE (tuna can)
TO MAKE OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE FOLLOW THE BASIC INSTRUCTIONS BELOW: Her head is a peanut and her dress is made from a paper-shaped cone. Her shrine is made from a tuna can! HOW TO MAKE OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: 1. Paint a peanut or leave it unpainted. Add facial features....
ST. JUAN DIEGO SPOON PUPPET
Make a St. Juan Diego puppet from a plastic spoon. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is cut from a holy card and is glued to the front of his tunic. MAKE A SPOON PUPPET OF ST. JUAN DIEGO: This is a very easy technique to make a doll with two legs (wearing pants!)...
MEXICAN PAPA
HOW TO MAKE THE MEXICAN PAPA: This is a very easy technique to make a doll with two legs (wearing pants!) 1. Glue a popsicle stick to the back (or front) of the spoon as shown in the photo. This is the second leg. 2. Paint the face and the feet of the spoon doll. Add...