Wycinanki

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Wycinanki

• Grade 4

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What is Wycinanki?

• Wycinanki is the folk art of Polish paper
  cutting.

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• People in Poland decorate their homes with these
  paper works of art.

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• Traditionally the people of Poland would use
  sheep shears to cut out beautiful, intricate
  designs out of paper.
  

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• Nowadays, most people who shear sheep use
  electric razors.

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Lowicz
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Kurpie

• The Kurpie regions style of Wycinanki is called
  a Lelujah.

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Have fun making your own Wycinanki!