INDIAN HEADBAND
You will require
Straws
Brown Paper Bag, or felt
Construction Paper, or Newspaper Comics
Glue or Stapler
Scissors
Markers
Make headband out of brown paper bag or felt by cutting long strip. Fit
to your head so it sits over your forehead and around the back of your head
comfortably. Decorate headband with markers or cut out designs of construction
paper.
Staple or glue strip together to make a headband.
Cut out feathers from construction paper or newspaper comics, making fringe
with the scissors. Glue each feather onto one straw. Attach straw onto inside
of headband with a stapler or glue.
INDIAN DRUM
Supplies:
Oatmeal Box or any Can with Lid
Tape
Construction Paper
Rubber Bands
Crayons
Scissors
Cut a piece of construction paper to fit around can. Draw "Indian"
designs on it, and tape it onto can. Cut 2 circles out of construction paper
about an inch bigger than the lid. Put it over the top and bottom of the
can, and use rubber bands to hold it on.
INDIAN JACKET
You will need
Brown Paper Bag
Scissors
Glue
Construction Paper
Markers, Crayons, Paints
Take a brown paper bag and cut arm holes in sides of bag, as if head was
the bottom of the bag.
Cut up front of bag towards bottom of bag. Cut circle at bottom of bag for
neck. You should be able to put the bag on as a jacket with your arms through
the holes on the side. It's almost like a vest, rather than a jacket.
Cut fringe at the bottom of the jacket (which is the top of the bag).
Paint/color Indian patterns onto jacket. Cut out shapes from construction
paper, or cut fringe and paste onto jacket.
INDIAN VEST
You will need
Paper Bag
Scissors
Optional Materials (see below)
Cut a vest from the paper bag, cut a slit up the front and neck and arm
holes. To decorate, either cut out construction paper shape (arrows, sun,
designs, etc) and glue them on : or, Or use potatoes to paint them (slice
potatoes in half: cut design into potatoes: dip in paint and print onto
vest).
TOTEM POLE
Supplies:
Egg Cartons
Scrap Paper, Feathers, Beads, Etc
Crayons
Glue
Scissors
Cut egg cartons into 4 rows of 3 cups. Glue 2 sections together, back to
back, to form the totem pole. Decorate as desired.
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