Welcome to Portugal...

...and Art Makes Me Smart Around the World! We are excited for you and your family to explore other countries, their culture, history, and more that will spark your children’s imagination, cultivate their artistic talent, and foster a love for diverse cultures throughout our beautiful world! It's our mission to help children learn more through art.

Country Packet

In our supplemental packet you will find everything you need to help you complete the project, including reference photos, project outlines, and a step-by-step tutorial in case you want a screen free experience (although we highly recommend watching our tutorial videos!)

You'll also find inside the packet that we have pulled together resources that will help you get your children more interested in this country and it's culture with multiple pages of facts and information, history of their national flag, links to videos for all ages to learn more, dance and music videos related to the country, and book lists for children of all ages.

You can download the PDF packet at the bottom of this page and print it for reference or use it digitally and click on the links embedded in the PDF. If the links aren't working for you, don't worry, we also have a resource page that you can use to easily find the supplies, book lists, and video links we recommend.

Supplies

We have selected supplies for the entire Around the World course with you and your children in mind. These supplies are some of our tried and true favorites, easy to use for all ages, and easy on your budget.

The supplies needed for each project are listed below. You can also find the list of the exact supplies needed inside the country packet or you can view the exact supplies on our resource page.

Tile Art

• Gouache paint
• Markers
• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Construction paper
• Paint palette

Rooster Painting

• Black construction paper
• Gouache paint
• Pencil
• Paintbrush
• Paint palette

Resource Page

With every country, we have created a special resource page so you can easily find links to the supplies we use as well as links to all of the videos we feature in the country packet. Follow this link to view the resource page at anytime: https://artmakesmesmart.com/portugal

You'll also notice that throughout the packet, you will find a QR code that you can scan from your smartphone to pull up the resource page at any time. All you need to do is open the camera app on your smartphone and focus on the QR Code. A link to navigate to the webpage will appear that you can click to open in a web browser on your phone.

We want to make this experience easy for you! If you need anything at all, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

Note: As of September 5, 2024 the current packet does not include the step-by-step instructions, but the video tutorial in the next lessons will walk you through the project.

We will update the packet as soon as possible to include the printable step-by-step instructions. We appreciate your patience! - Team Lily & Thistle