Fine Art Friday at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum: Farolitos

  • Friday, December 4
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM MT
  • 1050 OLD PECOS TRAIL, SANTA FE, NM.

Take part in a decades old New Mexico tradition!

Join us in decorating farolitos using fun cutouts, stickers, and tissue paper. Then, take some sand and a battery-operated tea light home with you to place it in your front yard or garden!

Farolitos are traditional paper lanterns used during the holiday season, especially in New Mexico. They are made from paper bags with sand and a candle inside. This tradition is part of a larger one that involves lighting pathways, with the name “farolito” meaning “little lantern”.

Every first Friday of the month, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum visits the Santa Fe Children’s Museum for their special Fine Art Friday event from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. For more information on Fine Art Friday, please visit the SFCM’s website.

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Santa Fe Children’s Museum
1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 989-8359

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