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Craft Tutorials | Crafts for Kids | Easy Crafts for Kids | Construction Paper Teepees

Construction Paper Teepees

Author by Amanda Davis on November 4, 2016 Updated on January 15, 2019

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Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away and while you will certainly be bombarded by turkey crafts soon, I wanted to share an Indian construction paper teepee project with you today. As children learn about the first Thanksgiving, they will find that Indians played a big part. Make this fun and easy Thanksgiving craft with the kids to help them get a better understanding of how it all began.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

 

You can find full printable instructions are at the end of this post.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Start off by forming a simple cone from construction paper.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Snip off any extra with scissors.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Mark the inside of the cone where you will be taping it together.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Open it back up.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Decorate with markers.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Roll it back up and tape it together.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Trim a small piece off the top.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Cut pipe cleaner into pieces.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Twist three together.

Construction Paper Teepees by @amandaformaro Crafts by Amanda

Make the flames for the campfire (see printable instructions).

Here’s a bunch more Thanksgiving crafts!

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Construction Paper Teepees

Supplies

  • 2 sheets of tan construction paper
  • Colorful markers
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • 1 brown pipe cleaner
  • Hot glue gun

Instructions

  • Begin by making a cone shape from construction paper. Use a pen to mark inside the cone where you will tape it together.
  • Open it up and use colorful markers to draw Indian symbols such as turtles, bear claws, suns and mountain ranges. There are plenty of symbols on the internet, simply do a web search for “american indian symbols”, then choose the images option to see the different sources.
  • After decorating your cones, tape them together, inside and out.
  • Use scissors to snip off a small slanted opening at the top.
  • Cut pipe cleaner into 6 equal parts. Twist three of those pieces together at one end. Hot glue the twisted end into the opening at the top of the teepee. Repeat with the remaining three pipe cleaner pieces for the second teepee.

Originally published on this blog November 2, 2103

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. Lydia says

    September 18, 2024 at 4:31 pm

    Pretty good

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  2. Fox says

    October 30, 2021 at 10:52 am

    Wampanoag tribes did not live in tipis. This seems like a strange Thanksgiving craft (bordering on offensive), since there is very little educational value. You may want to reconsider having this on your site, as this seems like a whitewashing of an historical event. It just seems like we would have moved past things like this by now. Let’s work together to teach our kids well! 👍

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