Many Native American tribes made finely-crafted birch bark canoes. You can make a small model using construction paper and yarn.
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Supplies Needed:
- Brown construction paper or brown paper from a grocery bag
- Crayons, tempera paint, or markers
- Scissors
- Yarn
- A hole punch
Instructions
1.
Fold the piece of construction paper in half the long way.
2.
Make another fold about a half-inch from the fold line. Do this on both sides of the original fold. The paper should now look a bit like a capital “W”. The folds will be the bottom of the canoe.
3.
Draw a canoe shape on the paper (make sure the folds are on the bottom of the canoe).
4.
Cut out the canoe shape and punch a few holes on each end.
5.
Using yarn, weave through the holes. Push the folded floor flat so that the canoe sits upright.