Poi

Hey everyone!

And welcome back. Today we are going to be making a Poi. A Poi is the name of a performance song and dance and also the name of the object that features in the dance. But back in the days the Poi was used as a weapon for men.

What you need:

Wool 

Plastic bags 

Pillow filling  

Scissors 

Tape

Your first step is to see how long you want your poi to be.As you can see I have red wool. Then you cut your wool half way between the top and the bottom.

Tie a knot at one end and divide your wool into four strands so you can do a four-plat. If you can't do a four plat ask for help.

Leave some wool so you can tie your pillow filling on. You tie your pillow filling on using the unknotted end of your wool.

Next, use a white plastic bag to cover the pillow filling and tape it. When it is taped it on you can cut the left over plastic bag.

Use the left over plastic bag to create a second layer of the white plastic bag and tape it again. Finally cut the excess plastic bag that is left over.

I thought this project was cool. You can use poi to play with or practice with during  Kapa Haka. I can't wait to take mine home with me to practise the Poi for Kapa Haka.

All About Me

Kia ora koutou katoa!
My name is Roimata and I am a Māori. In my blog I will be teaching you how to do Māori art. But today I will be talking to you about my likings, goals and many more things.

As you know my name is Roimata. I'm the second youngest in my family. My favourite sport is netball and I was a coach and captain. My favourite thing about netball is that I have the best coach and that they are like family to me. My future goal is to be in the Silver Ferns team. I have been playing netball since I was 7 years old and it is fun.

But I really like my personality because I am respectful, sometimes, I'm shy when I do stuff in a big crowd and I act kinda tough in front of my friends. My favourite thing about my family is that they care for me, they love me and they are the best family I could ever have.

Wheku Mask

Kia ora!
And welcome back for another easy Maori art activity. Today we will be making a fun Wheku mask. A Wheku is a carved head of an important ancestor (tipuna) that you see at the top of a meeting houses (wharenui). This wheku mask has a tiki head. Let's get started!

What you need:

Cardboard Cereal Box

Scissors

Black Vivid

Pencil

Tape
Ice Block Stick

Flatten out the cereal box then draw out a wheku designs. You can also use and eraser to rub out any unwanted marks.

When you're satisfied with your final pencil drawing, go over the pencil lines with a black vivid. 

Then when you finish doing that you cut around the outside of the wheku mask,and also the inside area of the eyes.

Finally tape the ice block stick on the back with tape as a handle to hold your mask up to your face.

What I thought about this project that it turned out fantastic.Because wheku carvings are cool on walls an that i could use this for halloween!

Poupou

Hello and welcome back to another tutorial about Maori art. Today we are going to be making a Poupou print. A Poupou print uses a tiki design. The reason I choose this project is that it is easy to do and that I like the look of the tiki.

What you need is:
-A4 craft foam sheet
-A4 white paper
-A4 black card
-Sharpened pencil
-Bamboo skewer or pointed stick
-Water based paint and paint roller
-Scissors
-Glue sticks


So your first step is to fold the foam sheet in half and cut it down were you folded it with the scissors but if you're concerned about cutting it in half just ask a adult.

Then you lightly draw your tiki on top of the foam sheet. When the tiki is fully draw on and you're happy with your drawing press over all the pencil outlining with a skewer to create an indented line.

After that is finished squeeze out a plop of water based paint into an ice-cream container. Spread it out with the roller so the whole roller is evenly covered with paint. Spread a thin layer of the water based paint over the foam sheet base. Reapply the paint to the roller as needed.

Centre the white paper over the foam sheet, lightly press it down and smooth with your hand for even coverage.

When you've finished doing that slowly lift the paper up at one corner to reveal the finished print.

As you wait for it to dry carefully cut it out then stick it on  A4 paper . Fold the A4 black card in half and glue your tiki on it. There you go your own official Poupou print.

I thought this project turned out fabulous. Tikis are my favourite things to I can't wait to take them home with me so I can put them on the fridge or on my wall in my room!

Tukutuku

Tena Koe, 

Welcome to our first tutorial about Māori art. Today we are going to be making Tukutuku. A Tukutuku is a decorated wall panel. You can find these on Marae walls, schools, hotel foyers and in peoples homes.

What you need is:

Cardboard

Two colours of paint   

Masking tape

Paint brush

Scissors

First you need to cut out your cardboard into a rectangular shape.

Then you squeeze out a blob of paint in a plastic container and then grab your paintbrush and start painting. Then wait for it to dry (I put mine in front of a heater to speed this up).

When it is finished drying your next step is to add masking tape on top, making a Poutama patterns (ascending steps). After that repaint it with a different colour.

Once it’s is fully dried carefully peel off the tape. There you go your own Tukutuku (wall panel).

I thought this project was awesome. It was easy to do, you could create different kinds of patterns, and I liked the traditional look of it. I think it will look great on my wall when I put it up at home.