Mosaic Box Craft Kit - Rainbow

Mosaic tile designs were found in ancient cultures such as Rome, Greece, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Syria; even the Mayans created art from bits of colored stones. These are not grouted tile designs like we know today, but tightly fitted cut stones. The artist created depth with varying shades of natural stone. When you study ancient history, your students can have a go at creating a design using this same technique. Talk about hands-on history! Each kit has all you need to make the image shown. These are real stones cut by real mosaic artists in Tunisia. Includes a wood frame with the design printed inside, glue (plain old white glue), a wee pottery dish for dipping, simple instructions, and the cut stones themselves. I would want to sort the stones by color first. Simply dip (in the glue pot) and stick. Use a tweezer-type tool if you don’t like glue on your fingers. Match the stones to the printed image in the frame. Once dry, you are done. The finished mosaic stays nicely in its frame. Display your piece from the hanger on the back, or perhaps on a lovely easel, or lean one on a bookshelf. You decide. Enjoy creating your very own artifact! Adult supervision recommended. The stones are small, averaging about .25” across and just a bit deeper.