After you go over the story of how the Indians saved the Pilgrims lives by teaching them how to make their own food, you may want to allow your class to create a craft that will remind them of the story. An Indian headband will serve that purpose and is a lot of fun for kids to create.
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You will need the following items for this project:
- Feathers of different colorsFoll
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- String
- Beads
- Hole puncher
- Glue or tape
- Marker
Follow the steps below to create the Indian headbands:
- Cut out a strip from your construction paper. It should be 2 inches wide and as long as the child's head. If the child has a big head you may need to tape two strips together. Wrap the strip around the head and tape at just the right spot. Each child's head size is different so you should go around the room and help them fit the strip to their heads.
- Have students add colored feathers in the back of their headband. They can choose to glue them or tape them in to place.
- Show them how to use a hole puncher once on each side of the headband.
- Have them tie a knot in the end of a piece of string. Let them thread in some beads and then tie the top end through the hole in the headband. Have them repeat this for the other side.
- Get out a marker and have the children use it to draw Indian symbols on the front of the headband. If you don't know any you can use the Indian Symbol Dictionary.
- Place the headbands on each of the children and parade around like Indians.
