No Cowboys , Just Indians!

On Thursdays we go to music class and I don’t want to have to bathe my son before so I try to stick to mess free activities if we do art before heading off to sing!  I have been saving these feathers for weeks, waiting to make this super simple Native American headdress craft. You can use glue but when we make something that a child can wear and use for pretend play, the faster it’s ready to play with the better.

1. Gather your material. You will need a piece of construction paper, double stick tape, feathers, a hole punch, some ribbon, crayons and scissors.
2. Cut your construction paper into a strip.
3. Have your child color this with crayons.  We made those crayons… but you’ll have to wait until next week to see how and what we used ! 
4. Fold the strip and punch holes on either end.
5. Add tape to the inside. I added a lot of tape. My little independent soul wanted to add the tape himself, tried to add the feathers at the same time too and got frustrated .  He took a “breather” while I added more on either side of the paper and he was ready to come back.
6. Add your feathers.
7. Press your paper together.
8. Add the ribbons to either side.
9. Tie it on your kiddo and have fun!

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