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Native American Challenge

This pack has been written specifically with Rainbows in mind and the activities are

therefore primarily aimed at this age group.

You are of course more than welcome to use this resource with other sections but may wish

to amend the activities accordingly.

A picture of the badge is above. Badges are £1 each plus p&p and the order form can be

found at the end of the pack.

We advise that you complete risk assessments for any activities you undertake outside of

your meeting place and remind you that the necessary adult:child ratios must be in place

when away from your usual meeting place.

This resource has been split into sections and each activity covers , , or

with some activities covering more than one. The symbols next to each activity show

you which they cover.

We recommend that each Rainbow completes at least one of each Look, Learn, Laugh and

Love activity in order to gain her badge. There are various printables and resources to use in

your unit as well as crafts, activities and games. Feel free to adapt the actions to suit your

unit. Baker Ross and Crafty Crocodiles also sell a range of Native American themed crafts

which you might like to use as an alternative to those shown here. Most importantly we want

you and your girls to have fun.

Thank you for your support, we hope you enjoy taking part in the resource and that your girls

learn a little about Native American Culture from it!

Many thanks to all those listed below who have kindly given permission for their pics/graphics to be used in this resource.

Family Fun, University of Waterloo, Hands On, Paper Blog, Cutesy Crafts, Wilton, Easy Baked, Our Best Bites,

Instructables, Colouring Book Info, Multi-Cultural Cooking Network, Preschool Activities US, & Phillip Martin,

GAMES

1 Learn the Native American Stick Game, make yourself a set of sticks and play with your

Rainbow Friends

2 Play the Frog Race: Players line up along a starting line. At a signal, they must squat down

clasping their fingers around each leg just above their ankles and hop in this position to the

finish line. If a player falls over but does not let go of her ankles she may continue. Any

player releasing hold of her legs must start over. First over finish line wins.

3 Learn the Bowl Game

Materials Needed

6 plastic water or milk bottle caps (all the same colour)

large flat bowl or pie pan

48 counting sticks (toothpicks or popsicle sticks)

Permanent marker

1. Draw a different design on one side of each water bottle cap, leaving the opposite side

blank.

2. To play, toss the bowl full of caps in the air and catch them in the bowl.

3. To score, count one point for a cap with a design and zero points for the blank side.

4. When the 48 sticks are gone, count them to see who has the most.

4 Play Keeper of the Fire. This game was played by many native tribes in the plains,

woodland, and coastal areas of America. This game teaches stealth and keen listening skills,

which were important skills for survival in the wild. It can be played indoors or outdoors, and

all you need is a blindfold and three items representing firewood. Craft sticks bundled with

yarn or even paint stir sticks work fine. The “chief” (best if it’s an adult) will place the wood

in front of the Fire Keeper, who is seated on his or her knees, hands on lap, and blindfolded.

The rest of the players, the Wood Gatherers, will be seated a distance away. The chief

declares, “Wood Gatherers, we need wood!”, and points to one of the wood gatherers, whose

job it is to stealthily creep up on the Fire Keeper and steal his wood without being detected

and tagged by the Fire Keeper. One point per wood piece collected. Wood gatherers may not

“rush” the Fire Keeper, as the object is stealth, and the Fire Keeper may only remove his or

her hand from her lap to attempt to tag a Wood Gatherer. When the Wood Gatherer’s turn

is finished, he or she may play the role of the Fire Keeper.

5 Play Native American Bingo…. See Cards below

6 Make and play the Ball and Triangle Game… details below

7 Find out about the origins of the game

Pommawonga

8 Make a set of Tippy Tipi Sticks and play the game

Hold them like pick up sticks but with a band around the top, make a tipi shape so the sticks stand up.

Each player now takes a turn to remove a stick.

9 Play the Native American Who Dunnit found at the end of the pack

CRAFTS

1 Learn about the different types of basket weaving done by Native Americans and try basket

weaving yourself

2 Find out why nature is so important to Native Americans and try making Nature Suncatcher

Windchimes

3 Make a Rain Stick

4 Discover what a talking stick is and make one for your unit to use in Rainbow Chat

5 Discover what the different types of Native American houses looked like and make a Tipi, pattern

further down

6 Try your hand at Sand Art. Draw your picture and then spread glue thinly and sprinkle with

coloured sand, shake off carefully onto newspaper and if you do one colour at a time your sand will go

further. Don’t forget to help clear up afterwards!

7 Use lentils, beans, and dried vegetables to make a mosaic in a cd case

8 Make Indian corn with pipe cleaners and pony beads…. Details below

9 Make and float a Canoe…. Template below

ACTIVITIES

1 Plan a Sleepover and sleep in a Big Bell Tent or Tipi

2 Make and eat an edible Tipi

3 Read Native American Children Stories

4 Print off and colour the Native American Mandala shown

further down

5 Attend a Native American Drumming Workshop

6 Listen and Dance to Native American Music

Music and dance were important parts of the Native American culture. Songs were sung at important

religious rituals, but were also part of everyday life. They believed that music was the language of

the spirits.

Different tribes had different styles of music and instruments. The most important aspect of Native

American music was singing, chanting, and percussion (i.e. drums). Traditional instruments included

drums, rattles, whistles, and flutes.

7 Make a totem pole from large containers, slip onto a broom handle and then paint and decorate

8 Make and decorate Native American Biscuits

9 Make and taste The Three Sisters Soup Recipe shown below

10 Make a Dream Catcher as shown below

11 Learn the song, Land of the Silver Birch

12 Book an archery session

13 Make and eat an edible campfire

USEFUL RESOURCES

BALL AND TRIANGLE GAME

You will need 12 inches of string and a bead and a double card triangle, template below. Cut out the

double triangle and fold edge to edge and glue. Cut out the centre circle of the triangle Decorate

with traditional Native American symbols. Tie the bead to the string and the other end of the string

to one of the points of the triangle. Play the game by holding one point of the triangle and swinging

the bead upwards, try to catch it through the hole.

Native American Mandala

OLIVIA’S TREAT BOX

CUP CAKE WRAPS

BUNTING

NAME CARDS

THREE SISTERS SOUP RECIPE

The Three Sisters Soup recipe is a traditional Native American recipe from the

Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nation. The term “Three Sisters” refers to the three main

crops of some North American tribes: maize (corn), squash, and beans. The three plants

were planted close together and like close sisters, aided one another in their respective

growing processes. This type of ecological cooperation is one that many tribes believe

humans should replicate.

INGREDIENTS:

2 small cans of sweetcorn drained

2 cups fresh green beans, trimmed & cut

into 1inch lengths

2 cups peeled and cubed butternut

squash

1 1/2 cups diced peeled potatoes

5 cups water

1 1/2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules

or for a vegi version use veggie gravy

granules

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS:

Place the corn, green beans, squash, and potatoes into a pot, and pour in water

and chicken bouillon. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until

vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Blend flour into the butter, then stir

into the soup. Increase heat to medium, and cook for 5 more minutes, or

until soup thickens. Season with pepper, and serv with corn bread

Native American BINGO

Print out two sets of the 3 cards below. Cut one set into squares. Each team has a card from

the remaining set. Caller holds up card to show all teams and one member from each team

who needs that card runs to the caller. First there collects the card and covers the symbol

on their mat. First team to cover all the symbols on their mat wins.

Sheet 1

Sheet 2

Sheet 3

How to Make a Dream Catcher

According to Native American legend, the Dream Catcher allows good dreams to

pass through and slide down onto the sleepover. A bad dream becomes

entangled in the web of the Dream Catcher

Supplies:

5” Hoop or Ring

4 Meters of string

Pony Beads

Feathers

Craft Glue

Scissors

Instructions:

Cut a 70” piece of string. Tie one end to the ring and then evenly space half

hitches all around. Pull the string firmly between each loop. When you get to

the middle tie off and trim.

Cut a 7” piece of string and tie to the bottom of the ring. Slide 3 pony beads on

to the string. Put a dab of glue on the shaft of two feathers and push inside

the bottom of the pony beads.

Cut2 more 7” pieces of string. Repeat as above tying one to each side of the

dream catcher. Make a small loop of cord for hanging and tie to the top.

MAZE

Can you help Native American Olivia find the corn for her supper?

Which way should she go?

LAND OF THE SILVER BIRCH

Land of the silver birch

Home of the beaver

Where still the mighty moose

Wanders at will

Blue lake and rocky shore

I will return once more

Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, bo-oo-oom

High on a rocky ledge

I’ll build my wigwam

Close to the water¹s edge

Silent and still




My heart grows sick for thee

Here in the lowlands

I will return to thee hills of the north




Land of the silver birch

Home of the beaver

Where still the mighty moose

Wanders at will




Native American Word Search

W V B P I P E S R O H O S V P

O A G B T I M O C C A S I N K

R H R A V A V A J A P B I F C

Y E C E B G M P O K U U C T I

A A O Q H P E U N F W P E K T

I D L G F C V L F H G P L T S

T D U I N C T A O Y L E G G G

E R R E R K L A E P B Z A L N

S E E S O O K K C F M H E B I

O S T Y C U R P E M G E K N K

O S D T Q U C B G V A U T Q L

P U R Y T N I A H K G E Y O A

A I S B V F P M N W O R R A T

P S B A R Z I E P O P F H D S

I B A S K E T Z I R E O Z R L

ARROW

BASKET

BUFFALO

CAMPFIRE

CANOE

CORN

DREAM CATCHER

EAGLE

HEADDRESS

HORSE

MOCCASIN

PAPOOSE

PIPE

TALKING STICK

TIPI

TOTEM POLE

TURKEY

Make a Native American Canoe

1 Take beige coloured pipe cleaners and 4 Bring all the ends together

corn coloured pony beads

2 Take 2 of the pipe cleaners and make a cross, 5 Use one end to wrap around the

repeat and join together to make a star other ends securing all in place

3 Thread pony beads onto the pipe cleaners

Dot to Dot

A Native American Who Dunnit!

Somebody has taken something from the Indian Camp.

Who was it?

What did they take?

Where did they put it?

Materials: master-cards, individual cards of everything on the master card and

pens/crayons

Enough master-cards to have one per small group.

Each card has a picture list of suspects, objects and places where the object

might have been hidden. (If the master-cards are laminated and you use dry

wipe board pens to cross them off - they can be rubbed off and used over and

over again).

Remove one card from each section on the list. This will be: who took which

Item and where it was left.

Place the individual pictures for the girls to find around an agreed area. When

they find a picture, they cross it off their master card. When they have found

them all – they will have one missing on each column. The missing ones will be

the cards that were removed at the beginning.

Let the Rainbows tell you who has removed what , and where it has

been put?

Cut out these large cards on the following 3 sheets and hide them in an agreed

area

WHAT CARDS

WHERE CARDS

WHO CARDS

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