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| WEEK 7 This is a Native American game. A good way to top off your Pilgrim/Indian week. Take 3 dominoes. Paint one side white, the other side red. Or paint 3 similiarly sized, flattened pieces of wood. Use beans or corn kernels also for this game. For two players. One at a time, players toss the dice on the floor. One player is "red", the other "white". Each time the dice are cast, players count the number of red and white sides. One point is awarded for each color shown. You can play for a certain time limit or a certain number of points to be reached to win. CORN HUSK DOLLS Need: fresh green corn husks from one ear of corn Carefully peel back the husks, trying not to tear them. Trim any brown tips. To soften dry husks, soak in water for an hour or two, then blot dry. Tear one husk into thin strips lengthwise. These you will use for tying. Roll a piece of husk lengthwise and tie on both ends. This will be your arms. Take two pieces of corn husk and tear each piece lengthwise into four parts of equal length. Gather the eight pieces into a bundle with the thicker parts (from the bottom of the corn ear) on top of one another. Tie tightly about two inches down from the thick ends.Trim evenly about 3/4" from where you have tied the thick ends. This is the inside of the dolls head, over which you will fold the rest of the thick bundle. With the thick little bundle facing downward, fold the husks over the bulb, arrange evenly (do not cut) and tie tightly under the bulb to make a 'neck'. Slip the arms between the husks you just tied and then tie tightly under the arms. At this point your doll will look like two balls on top of one another, with a horizontal piece through the lower ball. Girl doll (easier): use a couple pieces of the thinner, lighter husk for a 'skirt' by lightly glueing them at the doll's 'waist'. Cover with a 'belt' of thin husk and glue in the back. Trim the bottom of the skirt with a straight horizontal cut. Glue on cornsilk hair. Boy doll: Separate the husks below the 'waist' and wrap each half with a thin piece of husk. Tie off to form ankles. Trim the 'feet' evenly. Glue on an acorn cap for the boy's hat. Traditional native american corn husk dolls do not have facial features. REFRIED BEANS 2 Cups dried beans water Soak beans overnight. Add more water so beans are covered and boil until tender. Drain the water and mash the boiled beans to a paste. Fry the paste in an oiled skillet. PILGRIM HAT Cut a brim for your hat from a large piece of black cardboard. Make the inside circle just beg enough to fit over your head. Roll another piece of cardboard into a cone shape. The base of the cone should fit over the inside of the brim. Carefully cut some small tabs all around the inside hole of your brim and tape or glue these to the inside of the cone. Cut the top off the cone. Trace around the hole you just cut on another black paper and glue it on the top of your hat. Make a band of paper to go around the bottom of the cone where it meets the brim. add a buckle. PILGRIM COLLAR On white paper, draw a large circle. On one side, cut a "v" that points to the center of your circle and cut a center hole just wide enough to fit around your lower neck. Attach yarn at the opening (where you cut out the 'v") to tie around your neck and lay on your shoulders. Opening is worn at the front.ed spoon. Spread on a plate to cool. Pour cream over apples. Serves four. |
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| WEEK 6 INDIAN NECKLACE Use fresh bean seeds that are still soft enough to poke a needle through. String as you would cranberries for a Christmas tree! BEAN BREAD (Oklahoma Cherokee) 1 Cup pinto or chili beans 1 Cup cornmeal Water 3 Tbs. corn oil Soak beans overnight to soften. Cover beans with more water and cook about 2 hours, adding water so beans are always covered. Drain bean water and add enough to make a total of 3 cups. Boil this separately. Stir 1 Cup cornmeal into the boiling broth/water. Cook 15 min, stirring constantly. Let the water boil away and the cornmeal gets very thick. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (or make a hot-rock pit!) Mash the beans. Mix cornmeal and mashed beans with your hands and shape into 4" ovals. Bake on oiled baking sheet for about 30 min or till golden brown. SQUASH SOUP 2 Medium winter or acorn squash 2 scallions or wild leeks 1 Tbs. honey 1 Tbs. oil 1 quart water 1 Tbs. fresh, chopped dillweed Peel and cut squash. Put all together (except dill) and simmer 30 min. Mash it all together, add dill. Heat for about 5 min longer, adding water if desired. GAME: STICK GAME Use sticks or pencils. Student puts 12 pencils behind his back and divides them. Other players have 6 guesses to try to figure out how many are in each hand. If other players fail to guess correctly, the stick- holder is a winner. If another does guess correctly, they get a turn holding the pencils behind their back. Game continues till someone wins. Best with a group of players. |