Thanksgiving Teepee Cupcakes Recipe

These Thanksgiving Teepee Cupcakes are a unique and tasty way to teach about the history of the Pilgrims and Indians for your Thanksgiving party. Use ice cream waffle cones dipped in chocolate and pretzel sticks to make the teepees. You could make a simpler cupcakeless version if you like. Follow the link below for the full recipe and tutorial. The only thing more fun than making them with your kids is eating them. Happy Thanksgiving!

Cupcakes and Swirls

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Thanksgiving Indian Headband Craft

This great Thanksgiving Indian headband craft comes from a Japanese website. Follow the link below for a step by step picture tutorial, sorry only Japanese.

Materials:

• construction paper
• scissors
• tape
• rubber band
• stapler

Directions:

1. Cut a sheet of construction paper in half lengthwise.
2. Fold both halves into thirds lengthwise to make 2 long thin strips Leave one fold on the outside to make a little pocket. Later, you'll insert the feathers into it..
3. Insert the ends and tape together.
4. Wrap around child's head and check. Trim the strip so it's a little smaller than child's head.
5. Fold the ends down about an inch, insert the rubber band and staple the ends shut to make your headband.
6. Cut a few feathers from construction paper and insert into the strip pocket. Staple in place. Staple them so, the staples aren't on the inside of the headband and don't touch the child's head.

Pigeon Hearts

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Thanksgiving Indian Corn Toilet Roll Craft

Here's a great idea to make a Thanksgiving Indian corn from a toilet paper roll. Use markers to dot and raffia for the husk part. Follow the link for the full tutorial for this craft.


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Thanksgiving Indian Corn Treat bags Craft

This is a great Thanksgiving Indian Corn treat bags craft idea I found on my new favorite blog, Play with Me. The blog has so many great ideas. These are bags of colorful candy wrapped up to look like Indian corn. Give them out as party favors at your Thanksgiving Day party. Follow the link to see the full tutorial. Be warned, if you visit this blog, you may never leave!

Play with Me

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Thanksgiving Day Indian Corn Craft

Here is a simple and easy Thanksgiving Day Indian Corn Craft with real popcorn.

Materials:

• yellow and green construction paper
• scissors
• paint in a tube or glitter glue
• glue
• popped popcorn(eat some, too.
• kabob skewers or chopsticks
• tape
• google eyes(optional)

Directions:

1. Cut some leafy corn shuck shapes from green paper.
2. Cut some oblong cob corn shapes from yellow paper.
3. Glue the corn on the shucks.
4. Spread glue on the corn and stick on real popcorn.
5. Decorate the edges with squeeze paint or glitter glue. Allow to dry.
6. Glue the corn shucks to a skewer or chopstick. Add some tape to secure.
7. If you notice, one of the corn cobs has google eyes(cute). Never saw corn with eyes. It kind of looks like an owl.

Source: Creatively Content

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Native American Teepee/Tipi Craft

This is another Native American teepee/tipi craft I did. This is fun for teaching about Native Indians or also about different kinds of housing.

Materials:

•  sheet of brown construction paper
• tape scissors
• 3 sticks
• rubber band
• markers

Directions:

1. Roll your brown paper into a cone and tape in place. Crumple the paper a little and spread it out again beforehand, if you like to look more like leather.
2. Cut the bottom off to make it flat. Cut the top of the cone to make the opening bigger.
3. Decorate your teepee wity Native American designs.
4. Find three thin sticks and cut or break them so they are a little taller than your teepee.
5. Tie the sticks together at the top with a rubber band.Insert the sticks into your cone.
6. Tape the sticks to the inside of your cone.
7. Display your teepee with some animal or Indian toys. 

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Native American Teepee/Tipi Craft

This Teepee/Tipi Craft will look great on the table for Thanksgiving Dinner. It's also great for teaching about Native Americans and other cultures.

Materials:

• tan craft foam
• scissors
• glue gun
• tape
• sticks
• red, yellow, black, and orange markers

Directions:

1.  Roll a semi circle of tan craft foam into a cone shape and glue in place with a glue gun.
2. Cut the top of the cone at a slant.
3. Cut three sticks to fit so they stick up from the top. Insert the sticks and glue or tape in place.
4. Decorate the outside with Native American motifs.

This craft would also work well with construction paper or brown paper.


Source: Kaboose

  

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Native American Rattle Craft

This is a great-looking Native American (suspension) rattle craft you can make from a "y" shaped stick. This is fun for learning about other cultures or music. There's also a great video below. Te tutorial starts about half-way.

Materials:

• "Y" shaped stick
• yarn
• scissors
• tape
• craft feathers
• rattle objects: beads, washers, shells with a hole, etc.

Directions:

1. Wind the "Y" shaped stick entirely in yarn and tie off. Tie a few feathers to the ends.
2. String some yarn between the "Y". Thread on rattle materials like washers and beads. Tie the other end.
3. Make native American inspired music with your rattle.

Source: Enchanted Learning

 

 

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Rain Stick Music Craft 4 (Sensory Bottle)

 

This rain stick bottle craft idea is so great. It's the easiest rain stick to make and you can enjoy watching it, too.The key to make it work is using the smallest grains or seeds possible. Most rain stick crafts use corn or rice, but these are too big. The bottle pictured here used quinoa and amaranth.

Source: In Lieu of Preschool

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Rain Stick Music Craft 3

Making a Native American rain stick craft is a great musical idea. It 's not only fun, but helps teach kids about other cultures. Authentic rain sticks have little spines inside that slow and change the sound of the beans as they fall down. The basic construction of a kids rain stick is the same, using a paper towel roll or other cardboard tube, but I'm offering a few different variations. The difference is what you put on the inside. You can choose the one that is best for you.

Variation 3

This is the most difficult version, but also the most authentic as to how real rain sticks are made. Put toothpicks or skewers inside. The beans or rice hit them as they fall, creating a rain sound. I've seen other rain sticks that use nails or screws. Personally, I think this is a little bit dangerous. It's important to cover up the holes on the outside with dot stickers or paper.

Materials:

• paper towel roll or cardboard tube
• toothpicks or skewers
• dry beans, rice, or corn
• wire cutters
• pencil
• pushpin
• dot stickers
• glue
• colorful paper or other decorating materials
• scissors
• rubber bands

Directions:

1. Before you start, mark your cardboard tube with a pencil where the holes will go. You can follow the natural spiral line of the tube.
2. Start holes with a pushpin. Roll the pin around to make the hole bigger.
3. Push toothpicks or skewers into all the holes. add a drop of glue into each hole.
4. Cut the excess off the toothpicks on the outside with wire cutters. Make them flush(as possible).
5. Add some glue to one end of the tube, wrap paper or wax paper around the end, and secure with a rubber band.
6. Put dry beans into the tube.
7. Close the other end.
8. Decorate the outside of the tube with paper. You might want to cover all the holes with dot stickers first. You cold also cut a sheet of paper to wrap around the tube, decorate it first, then glue around the tube.

Source: The Jewish Muslimah

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Rain Stick Music Craft 2

Making a Native American rain stick craft is a great musical idea. It 's not only fun, but helps teach kids about other cultures. Authentic rain sticks have little spines inside that slow and change the sound of the beans as they fall down. The basic construction of a kids rain stick is the same, using a paper towel roll or other cardboard tube, but I'm offering a few different variations. The difference is what you put on the inside. You can choose the one that is best for you.

Variation 2:

This rain stick is really original idea and is much easier alternative to placing toothpicks inside. Use a spiral of aluminum foil to affect the sound of the falling beans.

Materials:

• paper towel roll or cardboard tube
• colorful tissue paper
• aluminum foil
• dowel rod
• wax paper
• dry beans, rice, or corn
• glue
• rubber bands
• scissors

Directions:

1. Take a long piece of aluminum foil and roll it into a long tube.
2. Wrap the aluminum foil tube around a dowel rod to make a spiral shape and remove from the rod.
3. Add a little glue around one end of the paper towel roll and wrap a square of wax paper around the end and secure with a rubber band.
4. Cut to length and put the spiral inside the paper towel roll.
5. Place dry beans inside the tube.
6. Wrap and secure the other end.
7. Cut tissue paper into squares.
8. Spread glue around the tube and stick the squares all over, cover completely.
9. Tie a little tissue twine around each end.
10. Turn your stick and bring the rain

Source: Craft Jr.

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Rain Stick Music Craft 1

Making a Native American rain stick craft is a great musical idea. It 's not only fun, but helps teach kids about other cultures. Authentic rain sticks have little spines inside that slow and change the sound of the beans as they fall down. The basic construction of a kids rain stick is the same, using a paper towel roll or other cardboard tube, but I'm offering a few different variations. The difference is what you put on the inside. You can choose the one that is best for you.

Variation 1

This is the simplest rain stick. There is nothing inside, but dried beans, rice, corn, or seeds. It's little more than a shaker. You can decorate the outside anyway you like, with crayons, markers, scraps of paper, etc. The best idea I saw was wrapping the outside with crumples brown paper and coloring lines or simple shapes and adding some feathers. It has a really nice, woody, Native American look to it.

Materials:

• paper towel roll or cardboard mailing tube
• cardboard or cereal box
• dry rice, corn, or beans(rice sounds best)
• brown paper
• markers
• twine
• feathers
• beads
• scissors
• glue

Directions:

1. Trace the end of the cardboard tube twice on an old cereal box. Cut out the circles. These will be the caps for the ends.
2. Cut 2 square of brown paper and glue the circles on the center. Alternatively, you could use thick brown tape.
3. Cut a piece of brown paper to roll around the tube. Decorate with lines and simple shapes. Crumple up the paper and smooth it out a few times.
4. Spread glue around one end of the tube. Place one cap over the opening and fold down the paper and hold in place.
5. Put rice or beans of choice into the tube.
6. Glue on the other cap.
7. Put glue on the tube and roll the paper around it.
8. Tie a piece of twine around each end with long tails
9. Thread a few beads on the twine and tie the end in a knot.
10. Use tape, glue, or rubber bands to attach feathers to the twine.

Source: Teach Kids Art

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Thanksgiving Indian Corn Button Craft

Here's a great Thanksgiving Indian corn craft from paper and buttons. This is a great way to learn the history and food behind Thanksgiving. Not all corn is yellow. Kids will have loads of fun making his craft.

Materials:

• yellow and green construction paper
• scissors
• corn template from site below
• various sizes of red, white, yellow, and orange buttons
• glue

Directions:

1.  Print and cut out Indian corn template from site below. There are 2 pieces.
2. Trace and cut out corn from yellow and husk leaves from green construction paper.
3. Glue the corn onto the husk.
4. Spread glue all over the corn and decorate with buttons.

  

Source: All Kids Network

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Native American Kachina Mask Craft

This is a fabulous and easy Kachina doll mask craft. Kachinas are Native American Spirit messengers from the Hopi tribe of the Southwest. This mask was made from a cereal box.

Materials:

• old cereal box
• toilet paper roll
• construction paper
• scissors
• exacto knife
• glue
• tape
• hole punch
• rubber bands

Directions:

1. Get a good book on Hopi Kachinas and think about what design you want.
2. Cut out the back panel of an old cereal box. Turn inside out and tape in place.
3. Decide on a pattern and cut out the eyes with an exacto knife.
4. Cut and decorate the front of the mask.
5. Trace the end of a toilet paper on the mask, cut out a hole, and insert and glue the toilet paper roll for a mouth.
6. Accordion fold some construction paper into a fan and make a headdress. Tape to the top of the mask.
7. Punch holes on the sides of the box and tie rubber bands for a strap.
8. Dance with your Kachina mask.

Source: Relentessly Fun, Deceptively Educational
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Native American Totem Pole Paper Craft 2

Here's another Native American inspired craft using a paper towel roll. Use it to represent your family or favorite things.

Materials:

• white paper
• old magazines
• paint
• flour
• water in a bowl
• small Styrofoam ball or ping pong ball
• scissors
• 4 different colors construction paper
• glue

Directions:

1. Cut 4 different colors of construction paper into strips a few inches wide and wrap and glue onto the paper towel roll as shown.
2. Think about what animal you want to represent your family. Prepare paper mache paste by mixing flour and water in a bowl.
3. Tear white paper into strips, dip in the paste and cover your Styrofoam ball. Allow to dry.
4. Paint and decorate your animal head. The example is a duck. Allow to dry.
5. Cut out favorite pictures from old magazines and glue onto the paper towel roll. Or decorate each color strip to look like an animal.
6. Glue your animal head on top of your totem pole.

Source: Crafty shop

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Native American Totem Pole Paper Craft

This is fun and simple Native American Totem Pole Craft made from a paper towel roll. Let your imagination go. A great scout craft, too.

Materials:

• pictures or book about totem poles
• paper towel roll
• white paper
• various colored scrap construction paper
• scissors
• glue
• markers or crayons

Directions:

1. Show pictures and discuss about the design and function of Native American totem poles. Let children draw freely on the white paper.
2. Wrap and glue the white paper around the paper towel roll.
3. Think about what animals or characters you want on your pole. Cut out little shapes from construction paper, eyes, mouths, noses, etc.
4. Glue on the different face pieces.
5. Cut a large pair of wings. Add paper feathers if you like and glue to the back of your pole. Allow everything to dry.

Variation:
Use brown paper or felt instead of white paper to wrap around the paper towel roll. It will give more of a wood look.

  

Source: No time for flashcards

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Native American Whale Collage Craft

This is a beautiful Native American Whale collage craft in the tradition of the Tlingit style of the American Northwest tribes. Use the template from the link below, cut into a puzzle and paste together again.

Materials:

• whale template
• white card stock
• various colored construction paper
• strong scissors
• exacto knife
• cutting surface
• glue

Directions:

1. Print and cut out the template from the link below.
2. Trace your template on a sheet of construction paper. Stack the other colors together and cut out several whales at the same time. This is difficult for young children. Or, trace and cut out individually.
3. Stack all your whales together. Trace and cut into different pieces like a puzzle. Look at the photo or other Tlingit art for inspiration. You'll mix them to make your collage later. You might need to use an exacto knife for the eye. Don't let children use this knife. You may want to cut out all the pieces yourself beforehand for younger children.
4. Trace the whale template on a sheet of card stock and cover the inside with glue.
5. Choose and glue on the different pieces of your whale collage together like a puzzle.

Source: The Crafty Classroom

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Winter Igloo Paper Bowl Craft

Here's an authentic looking igloo craft from a paper bowl and decorated with puffy paint and packing peanuts. This is a great craft for a winter unit or learning about Native Americans.

Materials:

• large paper or Styrofoam bowl
• toilet paper roll
• old cereal box
• puffy paint(white glue x shaving cream)
• scissors
• packing peanuts

Directions:

1. Cut out the back of a cereal box to serve as the base.
2. Cut the toilet roll in half lengthwise to make the arch like opening of the igloo.
3. Cut a hole on the side of the paper bowl, insert the toilet roll and tape in place.
4. Make puffy paint by mixing equal parts white glue and shaving cream in a bowl.
5. Spread puffy paint all over the cereal box base.
6. Set the paper bowl igloo on the base.
7. Spread puffy paint all over the outside of the igloo.
8. Attach packing peanuts all over the outside of the igloo.
9. If desired, place an Eskimo or arctic animal to in your diorama and allow to dry.

Source: Craftyshops

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Native American Tipi (Teepee) Craft

This is a great and really simple Native American teepee craft idea. Great for a scout craft or learning about Native Americans.

Materials:

• brown construction paper
• scissors
• tape
• decorating materials
• 3 short sticks or kebab skewers
• rubber band

Directions:

1. Cut a large half circle from brown construction paper.
2. Fold into a cone with a small opening at the top and tape in place.(You could also crumple up the paper and spread it out again to give it a more realistic look)
3. Decorate the outside  of the teepee. You could just color or put on animal or Native American motifs stamps or shapes cut from paper. Alternatively, test the cone shape and decorate before taping.
4. Put 3 sticks or skewers together and tie together about 3 inches from the top with a rubber band. It should for a tripod and stand on its own.
5. Place the cone over the top of the tripod and tape to the inside of the cone.
6. Cut a slit from the bottom and old back to make a door.
7. Play with other animal or Native American toys.

Source: Muses of Megret

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Totem Pole Craft for Kids

Here's a great looking totem pole craft for a unit on Native Americans.

Materials:

• white paper (or paper towel roll)
• brown paint
• totem pole templates from coloring page
• crayons
• scissors

Directions:

1. Print out a drawing of totem poles from a coloring page. You can find a good one through the link below.
2. Color and cut out the totem animals.
3. Paint a sheet of thick paper brown. Conversely, you could use a paper towel roll or toilet paper roll.
4. Glue the totem animals down the middle of the brown paper.
5. Roll the paper into a tube and glue or staple in place.
6. Add wings to the back.

Source: Early Bird Homeschool

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